To many, the end of the
Civil War in 1865 represented the end of slavery; at least, that’s what
the history books tell us. In January of 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment
was passed, freeing millions of black citizens as they finally received
emancipation. The Thirteenth Amendment reads: “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.”
