#Repost robertfredericksmith Although the 13th #Amendment passed the Senate in 1864 and the House in 1865, the #loopholes that exist continue to wreak #havoc on the #AfricanAmerican population. To ensure the cotton industry would remain unaffected once the slaves were freed, convict leasing — a #system that provides #prison labor to plantation owners and private corporations — was implemented. The ramifications of this system continue to this day.