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What was the purpose of the 13th amendment

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The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
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The purpose of the 13th Amendment was to outlaw slavery and indentured servitude in all of their forms in the United States.

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