"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."
The thirteenth amendment puts an end to slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States (Section One) The only way that you might have to serve involuntary is if you commit a crime and have to pay for it (Section 2)
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| Abraham Lincoln |
Abraham Lincoln was the first president that started the movement to abolish slavery.
This video talks about how slavery has left a big scar in the United States history. It talks about geography, about what slaves did in the U.S. and what ended it.
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