Thirteenth Amendment of the US Constitution -- Slavery and Involuntary Servitude

SECTIONS 1 AND 2. 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. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

• Abolition Of Slavery
  • Origin and Purpose
  • Peonage
  • Situations in Which the Amendment Is Inapplicable