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Thaddeus Stevens:
Read it to me again, my love. Lydia Smith:
"Proposed..." Thaddeus Stevens:
And adopted. Lydia Smith:
Adopted. "An Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Section One: 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." Thaddeus Stevens:
Section Two... Lydia Smith:
"Congress shall have power to enforce this amendment by appropriate legislation..."
Read it to me again, my love. Lydia Smith:
"Proposed..." Thaddeus Stevens:
And adopted. Lydia Smith:
Adopted. "An Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Section One: 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." Thaddeus Stevens:
Section Two... Lydia Smith:
"Congress shall have power to enforce this amendment by appropriate legislation..."
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Read it to me again my love
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Proposed And adopted
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Adopted
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an amendment to
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the Constitution of the United States
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Section One
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Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude
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except as a punishment for crime
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whereof the party shall have been duly convicted
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shall exist within the United States
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or any place subject to their jurisdiction
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Section Two
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Congress shall have power to enforce this amendment
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by appropriate legislation
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Movie Summary
As the American Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves.
Actors
Thaddeus Stevens
Lydia Smith
