How Did Black Men Get Their Freedom With The 13th Amendment?
Did black men gain their freedom with the 13th amendment?
The 13th constitutional amendment was ratified in 1886 and stated “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment”. After the Civil War slavery was not allowed no more in the United States. The 13th amendment was meant to protect the people from being enslaved once again. The economy was one of the issue that came up after the 13th amendment. Did the 13th amendment really set free the ex-slaves or were they enslaved once again but now in a discrete way? or did our government find new ways to enslave people?
Black men did gain freedom but they want to take it away from them. Now black men are not called slaves, they are known for being criminals. As black men are being viewed as criminals many of them or being sent to prison for low offenses crime. In the documentary “13th” it says that black men were being sent to prison for low offensive crime. Many black mens were being seen as criminals and were being arrested because of their color. The officers were using the excuse of black men being suspicious of committing a crime. They wanted them to go to prisons so they in the prison they could use them to do labor work. …show more content…
As many of black men were being sent to prison, most of them are innocent. In the documentary “13th” they talk about how slavery was an economic system, after the civil war the south’s economy was shattered. As the economy went down they wanted to somehow get the economy up. As having slaves in the United States was prohibited it is hard for those who relied on the slaves to get the economy up again. Corporation were now invested in free labor as black men were being punished their punishment was that they had to work for other corporations for free. They were taking away their freedom that they had been given after the civil war by making them work for free like they did when they were
The 13th constitutional amendment was ratified in 1886 and stated “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment”. After the Civil War slavery was not allowed no more in the United States. The 13th amendment was meant to protect the people from being enslaved once again. The economy was one of the issue that came up after the 13th amendment. Did the 13th amendment really set free the ex-slaves or were they enslaved once again but now in a discrete way? or did our government find new ways to enslave people?
Black men did gain freedom but they want to take it away from them. Now black men are not called slaves, they are known for being criminals. As black men are being viewed as criminals many of them or being sent to prison for low offenses crime. In the documentary “13th” it says that black men were being sent to prison for low offensive crime. Many black mens were being seen as criminals and were being arrested because of their color. The officers were using the excuse of black men being suspicious of committing a crime. They wanted them to go to prisons so they in the prison they could use them to do labor work. …show more content…
As many of black men were being sent to prison, most of them are innocent. In the documentary “13th” they talk about how slavery was an economic system, after the civil war the south’s economy was shattered. As the economy went down they wanted to somehow get the economy up. As having slaves in the United States was prohibited it is hard for those who relied on the slaves to get the economy up again. Corporation were now invested in free labor as black men were being punished their punishment was that they had to work for other corporations for free. They were taking away their freedom that they had been given after the civil war by making them work for free like they did when they were