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On this date: Congress passes the 13th Amendment

Washington D.C. (WHTM) On January 31, 1865, the U.S. Congress passed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which ended ...
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13th Amendment is least cited of Reconstruction revisions, but its impact is powerful

The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except for punishment for a crime for which the defendant has been convicted. Congress was given the power to ...
The Atlantic

Thanks to 'Lincoln,' Mississippi Has Finally, Definitely Ratified the Thirteenth Amendment

A middle-aged recent immigrant from India recently set into motion a series of events that eventually led to Mississippi finally retifying the Constitutional amendment banning slavery. The rousing ...
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Lincoln Regrets 'Exception Clause' In 13th Amendment

It’s obviously hard to know what Abraham Lincoln would think today about parts of the 13th Amendment that was broadly designed to end slavery. He was assassinated just four months after Congress ...
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13th Amendment is least cited of Reconstruction revisions, but its impact is powerful

Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics education written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. The Thirteenth Amendment ...
Tennessean

13th Amendment is least cited of Reconstruction revisions, but its impact is powerful

Paul G. Summers, a lawyer, is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the ...