History of North America

Did theThirteenth Amendment abolished slavery after the Civil War?

Yes, the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery after the Civil War. Ratified in December 1865, it declared that "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." This amendment effectively put an end to the institution of slavery in the United States, freeing millions of enslaved African Americans and granting them citizenship and other civil rights.