[DiogenesLamp]

Ratifying the 13th was a condition for readmission to the union.

Exactly. I was coercion and arm twisting from people who don't believe in Slavery.

It was the use of force to subjugate the will of others.

[DoodleDawg]

Exactly. I was coercion and arm twisting from people who don't believe in Slavery.

Actually it was the 14th Amendment. The 13th had been ratified by the end of 1865, long before reconstruction.