– States that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist within the U.S., except as a punishment for a crime for which the party has been duly convicted.
– Explicitly grants Congress the power to enforce this article through "appropriate legislation". Historical Significance
: It was the first of the three "Reconstruction Amendments" (13th, 14th, and 15th) adopted after the Civil War to protect the rights of newly freed African Americans.
– States that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist within the U.S., except as a punishment for a crime for which the party has been duly convicted.
– Explicitly grants Congress the power to enforce this article through "appropriate legislation". Historical Significance
: It was the first of the three "Reconstruction Amendments" (13th, 14th, and 15th) adopted after the Civil War to protect the rights of newly freed African Americans.
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