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Constitution of the United States/Thirteenth Amend.
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Thirteenth Amendment Abolition of Slavery
Section 1 Prohibition on Slavery and Involuntary Servitude
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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 Enforcement
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Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. |