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Amendments Of The 13th, 13th And 13th Amendment In America

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Coleton Bruch Government Mr. Mckown 6/12/17 Reconstruction Amendments Have you ever watched a movie or read a book involving the topic of slavery and thought how did things change to be the way they are today? We have the 13th, 14th and 15th, Amendment to thank for that. In this paper I will be discussing these three amendments that changed the world forever. I’ll also be talking about the Reconstruction era and how these Amendments affected it. The 13th Amendment really have African Americans the chance to be treated like everyone else. Before the Amendment blacks had little to no rights. Most were either sold into or born into slavery and most often were separated from their families or didn’t know who it was that was in their family. According to Historyonthenet.com “once in the Americas, slaves were sold, by auction, to the person that bid the most money for them. It was here that family members would find themselves split up, as a bidder may not want to buy the whole family only the strongest, healthiest member.” The 13th amendment states: Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment of a crime whereof the party shall exist within the united states, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. This was important because it banned slavery in all U.S states but most states in the south fought against the rules and kept slaves anyway. In 1863 Lincoln Issued the emancipation proclamation, which declared slaves free but it didn’t necessarily end

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