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As most of us already know, the 13th amendment did NOT abolish slavery as is falsely taught in schools, it literally states slavery is allowed as punishment for a crime. CLEARLY The 13th amendment only transformed the conditions in which slavery can occur, and DID NOT abolish it. And there are literally just as many slaves ALLOWED BY LAW today as there were back at the worst times of slavery in the U.S., I really believe this needs to be fixed and the 13th Amendment needs to state that slavery can not be allowed under ANY circumstance, and I know I can't be the only one that feels this way. AS truly abolishing slavery would be stating, slavery is not allowed under ANY circumstance, which the first draft of the amendment actually did say, "everywhere within the limits of the United States, and of each state or territory thereof, all persons are equal before the law, so that no person can hold another as a slave." But it was changed, to slavery is allowed, "as punishment for a crime" so those acting racist, that want to enslave, can continue to practice that racism, and continue to enslave. This has resulted in racist prison sentences, the war on drugs, the CONTINUED police brutality, as many that are racist in the police/criminal justice system(the system is behaving criminally-someone said that in a documentary I saw and it's so factual) still act as slave masters and have (anyone can easily research and verify) repeatedly since the passing of the 13th amendment arrested those with darker skin color, DISPROPORTIONATLY to those with lighter skin color, ALL to continue slavery in another way. These disproportionate sentences I am sure we have all researched, seen and known, and I KNOW we can put an end to this if we work together, and fix the 13th amendment so no one can enslave anyone else. The best idea I could think of is to find a petition for all of us to sign, share and raise awareness on these issues, but if everyone doesn't think this is the best way for us to demand that this 13th amendment needs to be fixed to not allowing slavery under any circumstances PLEASE LET US SHARE IDEAS AND WORK TOGETHER TO FIX THIS HERE. This is the reason for this topic, lets work together and come up with ideas on how to fix this together. I do feel the petition can work though, because if enough awareness is raised, and enough people sign it, it sends a message to those with the ability to fix the laws, that if this law is not fixed, a LARGE population, can protest, stop working, and disrupt the regular flow of everything until these demands are met. These protest strategies have worked during the civil rights era, and in India, because we all need recourses, and if we stop working and disrupt the regular flow of things, it makes it much harder for us to get those recourses. But please if you have another idea share, though I believe this petition/protest is the greatest/most focused one on an ACTUAL law that affects us all, to help change and fix this issue.https://www.change.org/p/repeal-and-replace-the-13th-amendment-to-the-u-s-constitution?fbclid=IwAR3ZichZRd7T72ElsG-LWvWOQU_s1fwdPT6sukyC0ohhz_kNF7H24US49PU Another really important issue that has passed under the radar of most Americans, but I am sure many of us here are aware of, is "Environmental Racism." Environmental racism is something the government is factually doing, by choosing to fund & take care of environments where those with a lighter skin color live, and NOT funding or taking care of environments where those with a darker skin color live, as well as selectively dumping toxic chemicals in and around communities of color and causing GENOCIDE. When by the 14th amendment NONE should be deprived of life and liberty, and depriving communities of color the recourses for proper schooling, not properly fixing up city infrastructure, the way that light skinned communities are fixed up & funded, ALL is depriving of life and liberty, and by the 14th amendment equal funding 100% should be done, IT IS WHY WE PAY TAXES. And we have state and federal taxes to go into this as well, for light skinned communities much of the infrastructure is built this way, but the excuse we REPEATEDLY HEAR, is oooohhhh we don't have enough local taxes, well everything is not only funded by local tax, we can research and see schools, and cities are also funded by state and nationwide federal taxes, so there should be NO excuse to ignore and selectively fund communities based on skin color. ALL COMMUNTIES SHOULD BE FUNDED EQUALLY BY THE 14th AMENDMENT. Which states "nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. AND WE HAVE ALL seen the results of this environmental racism that goes against the 14th amendment, the ghettos of today, dilapidated buildings, pot holes, schools not funded, as well as LITERAL genocide, as communities of color have targeted toxic dumping happening, both by the government as well as allowed by the government. Here is a petiton I found regarding this also https://www.change.org/p/president-of-the-united-states-end-environmental-racism-that-goes-against-the-14th-amendment?fbclid=IwAR1vZBrwHAF-BRGibccJjlKBsfG5kO5VkEV0UhFZn91M6cG3fBQAasR93tw I fully believe if these demands are met, it will complete the civil rights movement, and city infrastructure, schools, jobs will all be built up, the concept of ghettos across America will be a thing of the past, there will be no more slavery allowed by law, which is even ridiculous that it is allowed in prisons; America is one of the ONLY countries that does this, and so finally the civil rights movement will be completed and we will all actually be treated equally under the law. So to shorten both of these demands as much as possible I think we can say, 1. We demand the 13th Amendment to state that slavery is not allowed under any circumstance. 2. We demand the 14th Amendment is honored and Environmental Racism is Ended But please if you do not believe signing & sharing these petitions/protests can help us to meet these demands that I'm 100% sure will help us to complete the civil rights movement, please let us bring up ideas here and talk about this.

I totally agree with this. I've been telling people for years that slavery hasn't been "abolished" in the United States, just transformed. Thanks for the insightful commentary!

Honestly, the difference in the way I was treated and my white peers were treated was the reason I left corporate America. It takes time to learn to play the game and for some it is not worth it. Even after you master it, you may come to realize it is not worth it. It is no different than working any job you dislike until you can qualify for a pension and social security and quit. For many that is the only choice,' It is a blessing to have a job that you actually like and one for which you do not have to sell out or compromise your personal values. Here is another example of a Black woman in publishing who was fired, without notice and apparently without cause. She worked for Amistad (an AALBC sponsor). Amistad was an independent publishing house founded by a Brother until it was purchased by HarperCollins. I share this story here because it publicly shared Twitter. I learned about this when a journalist shared it with me looking for a comment (I had none): https://twitter.com/jbakernyc/status/1569332752889028608