18 Dez 1865 Jahr - The Thirteenth Amendment

Beschreibung:

“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. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.” This amendment signified the abolition of slavery. It banned and criminalized any involuntary servitude.