Kenneth Griffin, the billionaire art collector and hedge fund founder, purchased the document that abolished slavery, as well ...

The hedge-fund billionaire also paid a record $43.2 million for a copy of the U.S. Constitution four years ago.

The auction house had estimated the document would sell for up to $12 million. Griffin’s winning bid not only shattered expectations but also eclipsed the previous $2.4 million record set by another ...

The Second Half of Volume One documents the country's remarkable journey from proposing a pro-slavery Thirteenth Amendment in 1861 to ratifying the anti-slavery Thirteenth Amendment in 1865.

Sotheby's initially hoped the documents signed by the 16th president would fetch $5 million at auction. The 13th Amendment, which sold for $2.4 million, was one of the 14 copies signed by Lincoln ...

The essay introducing the drafting of the Thirteenth Amendment, for example, describes the included documents, explains the historical context of the Thirty-Eighth Congress, describes the major ...

The document will … RALEIGH - North Carolina's copy of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery in the United States, will have a rare public viewing during its 150th anniversary ceremony Friday.

The 13th Amendment, which was ratified by the states on Dec. 6, 1865, abolished slavery, declaring: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party ...

The Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment. These documents are kin. A couple. Fraternal colleagues that worked together more than 150 years ago to establish freedom, true freedom, in ...

A handful of documents changed the character of the United States. The 13th Amendment, formally ending legal slavery in this country, is one of them. North Carolina’s copy of the document will ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An important piece of history is now on display in Chicago. The U.S. Constitution's 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery, is a one-of-a-kind document in American history. You ...

Kanye brought up the 13th Amendment—again. This time he was in the Oval Office, sitting across the desk from President Trump Thursday during a particularly surreal encounter. With cameras ...