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Quotation from The Northwest Ordinance by The Congress of the Confederation
“There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the party shall have been duly convicted”
The Northwest Ordinance, Article 6
The ban on slavery, later echoed in the Thirteenth Amendment.
Citation: "There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the party shall have been duly convicted" — The Congress of the Confederation, The Northwest Ordinance, Article 6. (id northwest-ordinance-q2)
