lˈɪŋkən pɹˈɛʃɚd bˈoːɹdɚ stˈeɪts tʊ ˈaʊtlɔː slˈeɪvɚɹi, ænd hiː pɹəmˈoʊɾᵻd ðə θˈɜːtiːnθ ɐmˈɛndmənt tə ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən, wˌɪtʃ ɐbˈɑːlɪʃt slˈeɪvɚɹi, ɛksˈɛpt æz pˈʌnɪʃmənt fɚɹə kɹˈaɪm.
Lincoln pressured border states to outlaw slavery, and he promoted the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which abolished slavery, except as punishment for a crime.