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13 th Amendment
By
Richard Allen III
To myself and many others, the 13
th
amendment (the abolishment of slavery)
was and still is the most important amendment to the constitution. It still remains
to this day as America’s original sin. One of the reasons this is so significant is that
it opened the flood gates for innovation in America. From Lewis Latimer inventing
the carbon filament used in light bulbs. George E. Alcorn inventing the imaging X-
Ray Spectrometer which revolutionized the way NASA was able to conduct research.
To Lonnie Johnson inventing every child of the 90’s favorite water gun (The Super
Soaker), abolishing slavery enabled more people than ever before in contributing to
the success of this country.
Beyond just innovation, the 13
th
amendment bled over into other
amendments. Such amendments were, the 14 th amendment, 15 th amendment, and
the 19 th amendment, and the 24 th amendment. Freeing thousands of blacks may
have been the root cause for letting women vote and treating them as equals.