the states ratified the 13th amendment on december 18, 1865.
the states ratified the 13th amendment on december 18, 1865.
when did the states ratify the 13th amendment?
december 18 , 1865
the kentucky legislature considered a conditional ratification of the thirteenth amendment, to deny freedmen and other blacks constitutional rights and require them to leave the state within ten years of freedom. instead, it rejected the amendment. even after the conclusion of the civil war and fall of the confederacy, slaveholders in kentucky continued to believe that slavery would continue to exist, and continued to hold and trade enslaved people through most of 1865. slavery legally ended in the us on december 18, 1865, when the 13th amendment became part of the constitution. the 13th amendment was not ratified in the state until 1976.
history of slavery in kentucky
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the 13th amendment was added to the u.s constitution after the u.s. civil war. its stated purpose was to put an end to slavery in america, yet the amendment explicitly includes a provision to permit slavery for persons convicted of a crime. the striking inmates interpreted the 13th amendment as a reason for their poor wages and living conditions. 









































prison systems continue to enforce mandatory work stations that provide few financial advantages for inmates. prison labor generates an estimated $2 billion per year. the strikers called for increased wages and for a change to the 13th amendment.
2016 u.s. prison strike