13th Amendment

13th Amendment - Actual Text

This is an image of the real 13th Amendment from Britannica.

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.

Passed by Congress January 31, 1865. Ratified December 6, 1865.

The Emancipation Proclamation helped to make rights and liberties to be available for the newly freed slaves. The 13th Amendment helped to completely and formally abolish slavery.

This is a political cartoon of President Lincoln opening an envelope of broken chains.