The Thirteenth Amendment of the US Constitution was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864. It was passed by the House on January 31, 1865. The required 27 of the 36 states ratified the amendment on December 18, 1865:
"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."
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