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.
the thirteenth amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and in voluntary servitude except as a punishment for crime in Congress it was passed by the Senate on April 8th 1864 and by the house on January 31st 1865 the amendment was ratified buy the required number of states on December 6th 1865
Russians between the ages of 10 and 49 could read. 52% of Russians between the ages of 10 and 49 could read. 98.5% of Russians between the ages of 10 and 49 could read.
