- THE 13TH AMENDMENT (1865) - The National Constitution Center
Despite its significance in American history, the Thirteenth Amendment is not one of the more frequently invoked parts of our Constitution today Now that slavery is a part of our past, the Amendment’s current relevance is subject to debate
- http: www. etsu. edu cas history docs 13thAmendment. htm
The thirteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States was proposed to the legislatures of the several States by the Thirty-eighth Congress, on the 31st day of January, 1865, and was declared, in a proclamation of the Secretary of State, dated the 18th of December, 1865, to have been ratified by the legislatures of twenty-seven of
- THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT ABOLITION OF SLAVERY
Overview of Thirteenth Amendment, Abolition of Slavery freed slaves faced various forms of state-sanctioned and private discrimination
- Microsoft Word - The Original Thirteenth Amendment. doc
On March 12, 1819 the State of Virginia, with the enactment and publication of the laws of Virginia, became the 13th and FINAL state required to ratify the above article of amendment to the Constitution For The United States, thus making it the Law Of The Land
- The Thirteenth Amendment’s Punishment Clause: A Spectacle of . . .
In the debate regarding the Thirteenth Amendment, Senator Lazarus W Powell’s statements, preserved in the Congressional record, provide insights about how Southern lawmakers prioritized property and the ownership of Black people as a foundational constitutional right:
- Interpreting the Thirteenth Amendment. - lawscholars. luc. edu
1337 transactions, and sectional compromises The Thirteenth Amend-ment’s First Section obliged States and individuals to immediately free slaves The Second Section, with its grant of legislative authority, had long-term implications for the use of federal power
- Thirteenth Amendment - U. S. National Park Service
Congress required former Confederate states to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment as a condition of regaining federal representation
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