<P> Slavery in Florida began under Spanish rule and continued under American and later Confederate rule . It was theoretically abolished by President Lincoln 's Emancipation Proclamation of January 1 , 1863 , but this had little effect in Florida . Slavery continued until the end of the Civil War and collapse of the Confederacy in the spring of 1865 , followed by the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment in December 1865 . Some of the characteristics of slavery -- inability to leave a disagreeable situation -- continued under sharecropping , convict leasing , vagrancy laws . In the 20th and 21st centuries , conditions approximating slavery are found among marginal immigrant populations , especially migrant farm workers and involuntary sex workers . </P>
<P> Slavery in Florida began under Spanish rule and continued under American and later Confederate rule . It was theoretically abolished by President Lincoln 's Emancipation Proclamation of January 1 , 1863 , but this had little effect in Florida . Slavery continued until the end of the Civil War and collapse of the Confederacy in the spring of 1865 , followed by the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment in December 1865 . Some of the characteristics of slavery -- inability to leave a disagreeable situation -- continued under sharecropping , convict leasing , vagrancy laws . In the 20th and 21st centuries , conditions approximating slavery are found among marginal immigrant populations , especially migrant farm workers and involuntary sex workers . </P>
when did slavery end in the state of florida
when did slavery end in the state of florida
spring of 1865
spring of 1865