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  2. Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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    The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.The amendment was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, by the House of Representatives on January 31, 1865, and ratified by the required 27 of the then 36 states on December 6, 1865, and proclaimed on December 18.

  3. Thirteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution

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  4. Reconstruction Amendments - Wikipedia

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    Text of the 13th Amendment. The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime. [6] It was passed by the U.S. Senate on April 8, 1864, and, after one unsuccessful vote and extensive legislative maneuvering by the Lincoln administration, the House followed suit on January 31, 1865. [7]

  5. 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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  6. United States v. Kozminski - Wikipedia

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    United States v. Kozminski, 487 U.S. 931 (1988), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and involuntary servitude. [1] Ike and Margarethe Kozminski and their son John were accused of enslaving two men on their farm.

  7. 13th Amendment is least cited of Reconstruction revisions ...

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    Opinion: 13th Amendment has been cited to address what we consider modern forms of slavery, i.e., sex trafficking, bondage or aggravated kidnapping.

  8. John B. Henderson - Wikipedia

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    As a Senator, Henderson is most noted for co-authoring the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibited the practice of slavery except as punishment for crime. After leaving the Senate, Henderson also served as the first special prosecutor in United States history, investigating the Whiskey Ring until he was fired by ...

  9. Zorrah Lawson 'visualizes' the 13th Amendment for Human ... - AOL

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    Dec. 9—If politics were a painting, the expression wouldn't be a static study of, say, flowers in a vase on an oh-so-tidy tabletop. It would be full of etches, shades and nuances. Lines ...