Amendment 13

Note: A portion of Article IV, section 2, of the Constitution was superseded by the 13th amendment.

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

Amendment 13 freed the slaves. But by no means did it mean they were free to do whatever they wanted. There were exceptions. Such as labor for convicted criminals. It did give slaves some rights but not equal to what white males had. It required for slaves to be paid and free.

This is just a short video about what the thirteenth amendment did for the United States.


 

This image is a historical image of the thirteenth amendment. With Lincoln at the foundation of the movement.