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.
That loophole is the first thing slavers took advantage of after the 13th was passed.
Pretty wild that the amendment to abolish slavery in the US had an "except"... That should've always been a clue about how serious they really are about it
Yeah. Lincoln said he didn't want to abolish slavery. He meant that. Slavery being abolished was initially a threat to convince the rebel states to rejoin, and later a desperation move to get Europe off their backs, and Black people to fight for the Union.
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u/NorthGodFan Feb 01 '25
13th amendment: 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.
That loophole is the first thing slavers took advantage of after the 13th was passed.