Amendment 13

Amendment XIII

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.

This Amendment means 1. slavery is not allowed; no labor against one's will; does not prevent prison wardens
2. congress has power to enforce #1 by appropriate legislation

Media 1

 

This picture is a great illustration of how Abraham Lincoln brought peace but some people didn't feel it. 

 

Media 2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pecGXwQI3m8

 

In this video students describes how this amendment banned slavery.