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The Unexpected Lead
An "Underground Railroad" surfaces in 1912.

Legacy of the Thirteenth Amendment

 * 1861: The Corwin Amendment: The Thirteenth Amendment that never quite made it. Daily Nashville patriot, April 09, 1861.
 * 1865: Thirteenth Amendment passes Congress under Lincoln administration and is declared ratified under Johnson administration.
 * 1867–7: Bills to enforce Thirteenth Amendment against resistance, e.g., in Maryland. The Montana post, January 12, 1867
 * 1867: Maryland Negro Apprentice Law contested on 13th A grounds. Raftsman's journal, October 23, 1867
 * 1880: Can Democrat politicians be trusted to uphold the Reconstruction Amendments? The Arizona sentinel, September 04, 1880; p.2.
 * 1883: Civil Rights Cases: U.S. Supreme Court overrules Civil Rights Act of 1875 which guaranteed equal treatment in public accommodations, transportation, and jury service. Democratic Northwest., October 25, 1883.
 * 1900: Slavery in the occupied Philippines: is it Constitutional? Valentine Democrat, September 20, 1900
 * 1905: Appeals court rules—and Paducah Sun concurs—that the Thirteenth Amendment authorizes slavery as punishment for misdemeanors. Paducah Sun, 21 April 1905.
 * 1906: Tennessee lawyer challenges constitutionality of Thirteenth Amendment; says it was never properly ratified and thus further amendments do not apply to negroes. Dakota farmers' leader, November 02, 1906.
 * 1909: Does the Thirteenth Amendment protect women? One lawyer seeks divorce on grounds of involuntary servitude. Daily Arizona silver belt., February 07, 1909.