People often don’t realize the revolutionary nature of the 13th Amendment, and conservatives in particular downplay its revolutionary nature. American historians have for a long time treated the ...

Prison labor programs have links to the passage of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery "except as a punishment for crime," a loophole that critics and prison rights advocates say permits ...

It wasn't until 1865, with the passage of the 13th amendment, that slavery was officially abolished in the United States. Mrs. O'Leary's cow probably didn't start The Great Chicago Fire There are ...

The president’s executive order would purportedly end a fundamental right enshrined in the Constitution. But that's not how this works.

Washington D.C. (WHTM) On January 31, 1865, the U.S. Congress passed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which ended slavery in the United States, and sent it to states for ratification.

February is remembered by many for Valentine’s Day: an annual celebration of pink, white and red. One of my favorite memories ...

Republicans' answer to the problem of the Black vote was to add a Constitutional amendment that guaranteed Black suffrage in all states, and no matter which party controlled the government.

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Groups on both sides of the issue mobilized to lobby the states for and against passage. The ERA failed to meet the requisite number of state ratifications (38) by Congress’ deadline of June 30, 1982, ...