amendment 13
amendment 13
This is the amendment that abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution officially outlawed slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
The 13th Amendment abolishes slavery with a single exception. It allows involuntary servitude 'as a punishment for crime whereof the party has been duly convicted.'
A punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted
slaveryThe thirteenth amendment abolished slavery.
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted
Convict labor could be rented by plantation and business owners.
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is the one that abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. It was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864.
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude, with the exception of punishment for a crime.