Thirteenth Amendment, abolishing slavery, was passed by U.S. Senate today 1864:

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Thirteenth Amendment, abolishing slavery, was passed by U.S. Senate today 1864:

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If you've read or seen "Slavery by Another Name," you know there was an exception.

Photographed after seizure by Civil War Union Army, this is where enslaved people were imprisoned in a “slave dealership” in Alexandria, Virginia, eight miles from Washington DC:

I grew up in Alexandria in the 50s. You’ll be shocked to hear I wasn’t told a thing about this location in school. 🙄

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I can verify that statement.

[Effete Snob]

1. And also making sure that free prison labor remains legal

The "other part" of the 13th Amendment is the foundation of the prison industrial complex.

Under the 13th Amendment, people cannot simply be enslaved. It is necessary to find something for which to arrest and convict them. THEN they can be enslaved.