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Louisiana Legislator Wants to End the ‘Slavery Clause’
Louisiana Legislator Wants to End the ‘Slavery Clause’
Louisiana Legislator Wants to End the ‘Slavery Clause’
It may be hard to believe, but 156 years ago when slavery was officially abolished in the United States by the enactment of the 13th amendment - it didn't catch on everywhere entirely.  Some states (like Louisiana) still have wording in their state constitutions that allow for forced labor, which is how we get work farms and lots of other inmate-staffed operations in the state...

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