"Section 1. 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. Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."
The thirteenth amendment abolished slavery in the United States. It is a part of a larger group of amendments known as the Reconstruction amendments.
The video below is a video from the movie Roots, which tells the story of the of the horror that was slavery.
The video below is a television interview with Malcolm X who talks about slavery and the effects slavery still has on our country today.
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