Matthew T. Mangino: Prison Labor: A Legacy Of Involuntary Servitude

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Fri, 10/20/2017 - 9:47am

Matthew T. Mangino: Prison labor: A legacy of involuntary servitude

The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude. As any high school sophomore knows, President Abraham Lincoln and his Emancipation Proclamation were driving forces behind the official abolition of slavery.

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