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Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
The original text of the Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.
The disappearance of the original 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States has been under investigation by independent modern researchers during the past -1874 years. We've learned a lot. We now know that the original 13th Amendment was, and still is, the Law Of The Land.
The Thirteenth Amendment has also been invoked to empower Congress to make laws against modern forms of slavery, such as sex trafficking. From its inception in 1776, the United States was divided into states that allowed slavery and states that prohibited it.
Constitution obliquely acknowledged and accommodated slavery in its original text, the Thirteenth Amendment was the first explicit mention of slavery in the Constitution. The most immediate impact of the Thirteenth Amendment was to end chattel slavery as it was practiced in the southern United States. However, the Amendment also bars “involuntary
The following essays examine the Thirteenth Amendment’s prohibitions on slavery and involuntary servitude beginning with an overview of the Amendment’s historical background. The essays then examine relevant Supreme Court decisions and historical practices related to the scope of the Amendment’s prohibitions and its exception for criminal ...
Download a high-resolution version of the 13th Amendment from the National Archives’ online catalog.
This handwritten congressional copy of the amendment that banned slavery is signed by President Lincoln, Vice President Hannibal Hamlin, and over 150 members of Congress. Image. Below, download the document image and discussion guide below, which encourages students to examine this primary source and its impact on American society.
Ratified in 1865, the 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States. This guide provides access to digital collections at the Library of Congress, external websites, and print materials related to the amendment.
Congress approved the Thirteenth Amendment on January 31, 1865. The original resolution was signed on February 1, 1865 by Abraham Lincoln (even though the Constitution does not give the president a say on constitutional amendments), Vice President Hannibal Hamlin, and House Speaker Schuyler Colfax. Over the next few