Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution - Milestone Documents

Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

( 1865 ) Commentary by Michael Thomas Smith, McNeese State University

Glossary

jurisdiction the right and power to interpret and apply the law.
slavery the state of being bound in servitude as the property of a slaveholder.
whereof of which.

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