13th+Amendment+(Nguyen)

=== 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. ===
 * 13th Amendment **

Section 2Congress shall of power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
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THE 13th AMENDMENT //**   The 13th Amendment states that it will forever permanently abolish the use of slavery and involuntary servitude besides the use of fare punishment for a crime. It was officially declared on December 18, of 1865 by William H. Seward Secretary of State. In the Reconstruction Amendments, the 13th was the first of the reconstruction of America. The Amendment did not apply to Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and parts of Virginia until 1865. It was passed by the House of Representatives and soon slavery was abolished all through America.

In the 1700's when slavery was first established, black slaves were tortured through long hours of backbreaking labor and bad living conditions. They were treated unfairly and disrespected by their owners and the white society. If the slaves were to disobey their masters, they were brutally beaten for punishment. Millions of slaves were brought over from Africa on ships. Roots is a perfect example of how it really started.

During this course we have learned about slavery's birth and the events in between its life. Now we introduce ourselves to how it was finally abolished. Today the 13th amendment is still in effect and has made its permanent scare in American history.Not only is slavery abolished from the United States of America but it is wiped off the face of the earth. The Amendment soon reached to every country in the world and has open the mind of others still in use of slavery.Finally now slavery is banned everywhere no matter what race or condition.

The 13th amendment fits perfectly into the time periods of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman. They were the brave souls who fought for the righteousness and freedom for all blacks in America today. Without them, imagine how nation would be as of now. This amendment not only applies to the periods at which slavery was removed but it also applies to all the attempts make by African Americans to once and for all get rid of its characteristics in every form.

Finally hard to believe, slavery is now just a mire memory of horror and suffrage.Surely beyond its significance, this amendment has definitely effected history dramatically. Slavery was never meant to be for a human being nor any other living being.This all brings us back to the under ground railroad which Harriet Tubman helped slaves escape and the wonderful words that came out of the mouth of Martin Luther king and we will always remember.The Amendment was surely meant to be.

**Tony Nguyen June 8, 09

Works Cited** **"Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution." __Wikipedia The free Encyclopedia__. 5 June 2009 .**
 * "13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution." __Web Guides__. 5 June 2009 .**
 * "Thirteenth Amendment--Slavery and Involuntary Servitude." __The constitutution of the United States of America__. 1 Nov. 1996. 5 Nov. 2009 .**