Constitutional Amendment #13
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.
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.
Summary- Slavery is illegal unless it is as a punishment for a serious crime, such as forced labor in prison.
This is very important because it ended the enslavement of African Americans in the United States and furthered our economic and human rights growth.
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