Here we take another look at Mencius's discussion of human nature in association with his definition of ren/jen, and get at a better understanding of the Mencian approach to the human being. 1. Ren/jen (human heartedness/humaneness) as innate human nature
Slavery in the United States was the legal institution of human chattel slavery that existed in the United States of America in the 18th and 19th centuries after it gained independence and before the end of the American Civil War.
Slavery ended in the United States 6 months after the civil war with the 13th Amendment. December 6, 1865. In the US, slavery ended in December of 1865 when the 13th Amendment was ratified. The Blacks were officially freed from slavery by the Thirteenth Amendment, passed by the Senate on Apr. 8, 1864, passed by the House on Jan.31,1865 and proclaimed as adopted on Dec. 6,1865.