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Amendment XIII


Section 1.
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.

Section 2.
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.


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The abolishment of slavery. This amendment was passed by the Senate and H.O.R in 1864 and 1865. 

 

However, although slavery was prohibited by 1865, its consequences exist today. Here is a trailer of a documentary highlighting this: 
 

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