The thirteenth amendment and its legacy
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Published:
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Abdo Publishing, 2020.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
48 pages :3801 : illustrations (mostly color), charts ; 24 cm.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure:
740L
Rating:
740L
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"The Thirteenth Amendment is one of the most important acts in the legal history of the United States. It is often said that the amendment abolished slavery. But its legacy is more complicated than that. The Thirteenth Amendment outlawed slavery except as a form of punishment. Southerners seized on this loophole. They unjustly arrested thousands of Black people. Black convicts were forced to do hard, unpaid labor. In this way, slavery was reconstructed in the South..." - page 4.

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Wallingford Children's Nonfiction
J 326.8 HARRIS
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781532118791, 1532118791
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 5.7, 1 Points
Lexile measure:
740

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General Note
Core Library. Common Core Standards 3-6.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"The Thirteenth Amendment is one of the most important acts in the legal history of the United States. It is often said that the amendment abolished slavery. But its legacy is more complicated than that. The Thirteenth Amendment outlawed slavery except as a form of punishment. Southerners seized on this loophole. They unjustly arrested thousands of Black people. Black convicts were forced to do hard, unpaid labor. In this way, slavery was reconstructed in the South..." - page 4.
Target Audience
740L,Lexile.
Target Audience
740L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,5.7,1,504728.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Harris, D., & Bell, S. (2020). The thirteenth amendment and its legacy. Minneapolis, Minnesota, Abdo Publishing.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Harris, Duchess and Samantha, Bell. 2020. The Thirteenth Amendment and Its Legacy. Minneapolis, Minnesota, Abdo Publishing.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Harris, Duchess and Samantha, Bell, The Thirteenth Amendment and Its Legacy. Minneapolis, Minnesota, Abdo Publishing, 2020.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Harris, Duchess, and Samantha Bell. The Thirteenth Amendment and Its Legacy. Minneapolis, Minnesota, Abdo Publishing, 2020.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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