Amendment
13th Amendment
Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude except as punishment for crime.
Year
1865
Impact
Positive
Status
Active
Party
Republican Party
Era
Civil War and Reconstruction
Impact Context
Ended legal slavery nationwide.
What This Policy Did
Ended legal slavery nationwide.
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