Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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The Thirteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution was passed by Congress on January 31, 1865. It was ratified December 6, 1865.

Part of Article IV, section 2, of the Constitution was superseded by the Thirteenth Amendment.

Note: The following text is a transcription of the amendment in its original form. Sections that are linked have since been amended or superseded.

Amendment text

	Text of 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.

	Text of Section 2: Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

See also

• United States Constitution

External links

• Transcript of Amendments 11-27
• Transcript of the United States Constitution