The 13th Amendment, passed in truly extraordinary circumstances, through extraordinary men, by extraordinary means, secured the political viability of the anti-slavery revolution.

NEW YORK - A crowd, most of them employees with ID badges around their necks, gathered in the back of the room of Sotheby's for the last two items of Thursday's morning auction.

An Abraham Lincoln-Signed Copy of the 13th Amendment Could Fetch $12 Million at Auction And there's also a signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation from the 16th president up for grabs ...

Due to an exception clause in the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, slavery is still technically legal in many states as a punishment for crime. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

Things We Learned From Ava DuVernay’s “13th” Black men currently account for an estimated 6.5% of the U.S. population, however, they currently make up 40.2% of the U.S. prison population. 11 ...