13th amendment

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noun

The 1865 constitutional change that formally abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States, except as a punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.

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Nearly 90 years later, the 13th amendment to the U.S.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 23, 2019

It would be 1865 – more than 120 years after the uprising in Stono – before the 13th amendment to the constitution was ratified and slave ownership was finally made illegal.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 24, 2017

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Constitutional abolition
Emancipation Amendment
Abolition Amendment

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Pro-slavery laws
The chattel principle
Involuntary servitude