Research Guides: Civil Rights in the United States: Thirteenth Amendment

Thirteenth Amendment

The Thirteenth Amendment:

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.

Who Freed the Slaves?: The Fight over the Thirteenth Amendment by Leonard L. Richards
Call Number: KF4545.S5 R53 2015
ISBN: 9780226178202
Publication Date: 2015
The Promises of Liberty: The History and Contemporary Relevance of the Thirteenth Amendment by Alexander Tsesis (Editor)
Call Number: KF4545.S5 P76 2010 (Available online see below)
ISBN: 9780231141444
Publication Date: 2010
Also available via JSTOR online access.
The Thirteenth Amendment and American Freedom: A Legal History by Alexander Tsesis
Call Number: KF4545.S5 T74 2004
ISBN: 0814782760
Publication Date: 2004
Final Freedom: The Civil War, the Abolition of Slavery, and the Thirteenth Amendment by Michael Vorenberg
Call Number: Wilson Library E453 .V67 2001
ISBN: 0521652677
Publication Date: 2001