The 13th amendment is an amendment to the United States Constitution that abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. It was officially adopted on December 6, 1865, after the Civil War.
The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified on December 6, 1865, abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. It is one of the three Reconstruction Amendments passed after the American Civil War. The amendment states, "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."
The 13th Amendment is an amendment to the United States Constitution that was adopted on December 6, 1865. It abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. The text of the amendment states, "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."
