Unlike most other parts of the Constitution ... as a limitation on government power in the United States, is not recognized under the Thirteenth Amendment. In the view of its congressional ...

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In response, Congress with near unanimity passed an amendment to the Constitution that ... mistakenly listed as “The Thirteenth Amendment” in the United States Statutes at Large, prompting ...

shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” “The 13th Amendment is the amendment that is celebrated for having abolished slavery. However, what most ...

"A well-researched, gracefully written account of the final emancipation of slaves in the United States, Final Freedom is a must ... and the debate that ensued over an emancipation amendment." Journal ...

The race was too early to call as of Wednesday afternoon, but current vote tallies show the amendment losing. “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the ...

“Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted ...