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Thirteenth
Amendment
Proposed
on January 31, 1865. Ratified on December 6, 1865.
Sect.
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.
Sect.
2. Congress shall have power to enforce
this article by appropriate legislation.
Order
of State Ratification
Louisiana |
Feb
17, 1865 |
Minnesota |
Feb
23, 1865 |
Wisconsin |
Feb
24, 1865 |
Vermont |
Mar
8, 1865 |
Tennessee |
Apr
7, 1865 |
Arkansas |
Apr
14, 1865 |
Connecticut |
May
4, 1865 |
New
Hampshire |
Jul
1, 1865 |
South
Carolina |
Nov
13, 1865 |
Alabama |
Dec
2, 1865 |
North
Carolina |
Dec
4, 1865 |
Georgia |
Dec
6, 1865 |
Oregon |
Dec
8, 1865 |
California |
Dec
19, 1865 |
Florida |
Dec
28, 1865 |
Iowa |
Jan
15, 1866 |
New
Jersey |
Jan
23, 1866 |
Texas |
Feb
18, 1870 |
Delaware |
Feb
12, 1901 |
Kentucky |
Mar
18, 1976 |
Denotes
last state required for ratification. |
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Court
Cases |
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Aric
Herndon, etc., et al v. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Board
of Education, et al
Nancy
Buchanan o/b/o her minor son v. City of Bolivar
City
of Memphis v. Greene, 451 U.S. 100
Brent
N. Moss v. The Superior Court of Riverside County
Kevin
Watson and Raymond Wayne Thrash v. Odom Graves, Darryl Jarreau, Marilyn
Jarreau, and Abe Ross
United
States Department of Commerce, et al v. United States
House of Representatives
Jones
v. Mayer
Robert
W. Brooks v. George County, Mississippi, et al
Robertson
v. Baldwin
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References
and Articles |
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The
Thirteenth Amendment
Origin
and Purpose
Situations
in Which the Amendment Is Inapplicable
The
Missing Thirteenth Amendment
The
Missing 13th Amendment
The
Real Titles of Nobility Amendment FAQ
Man
Freed from Jail for Non-payment
Was
Slavery Unconstitutional Before the Thirteenth
Amendment?: Lysander Spooner's Theory of
Interpretation
Peonage
Situations
in Which the Amendment Is Inapplicable
Essay:
Involuntary Servitude
The
Thirteenth Amendment and "No Fault Divorce"
Thirteenth
Amendment--Slavery and Involuntary Servitude
A
Resolution Submitting the Thirteenth Amendment to the
States
Prostitution
and Civil Rights
A
Historical Review of Affirmative Action and the
Interpretation of its Legislative Intent by the
Supreme Court |
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