"The House Joint Resolution proposing the 13th amendment to the
Constitution, January 31, 1865; Enrolled Acts and Resolutions of
Congress, 1789-1999; General Records of the United States Government;
Record Group 11; National Archive.
Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865, the 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States and provides that "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."
13th Amendment
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