- Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime
- U. S. Constitution - Thirteenth Amendment | Resources | Constitution . . .
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction
- Thirteenth Amendment | Definition, Significance, Facts | Britannica
Thirteenth Amendment, amendment (1865) to the Constitution of the United States that formally abolished slavery Although the words ‘slavery’ and ‘slave’ are never mentioned in the Constitution, the Thirteenth Amendment abrogated those sections of the Constitution which had tacitly codified the ‘peculiar institution ’
- 13th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery (1865)
The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction "
- THE 13TH AMENDMENT (1865) - The National Constitution Center
Despite its significance in American history, the Thirteenth Amendment is not one of the more frequently invoked parts of our Constitution today Now that slavery is a part of our past, the Amendment’s current relevance is subject to debate
- 13th Amendment - Simplified, Definition Passed | HISTORY
The 13th Amendment to the U S Constitution, ratified in 1865 in the aftermath of the Civil War, abolished slavery in the United States
- Overview of the Thirteenth Amendment | U. S. Constitution Annotated | US . . .
Proposed by Congress and ratified by the states in the wake of the Civil War, the Thirteenth Amendment was the first of the three Reconstruction Amendments 2 Together, these amendments aimed to safeguard the rights of newly emancipated slaves and ensure that states accorded due process and equal protection of the laws to all persons 3
- The 13th Amendment — the End of Slavery in the United States
The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified on December 18, 1865, abolished slavery and involuntary servitude within the United States, except as a punishment for a crime
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