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Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in ...

Richmond Heights announced it will be hosting its Juneteenth celebration at Greenwood Farm park, 264 Richmond Road, on June 14. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, which was the date enslaved ...

Beginning with the narrative and case of Harriet Robinson Scott, as background to Dred Scott ... serve as incentive to reimplement the Thirteenth Amendment to find solutions and social redress ...

This week marks the 160th anniversary of the passage of the 13th Amendment. Congress, dominated by free state Republicans after the secession of slaveholding states, worked for 18 months to secure ...

The abolition of slavery, officially established by the 13th Amendment in 1865, marked a significant shift in U.S. law. However, it did not immediately ensure true freedom or equality for Black ...

The 13th Amendment is regarded with suspicion by ... without sacrificing the sovereignty of the country given the background of the conflict”. Although this advise, was not followed by his ...

The statement highlights how these systems, shaped by the 13th Amendment, are perpetuated through laws such as California’s Penal Code 4571, fueling a modern-day version of racial fascism and chattel ...

The US abolished slavery in 1865 with the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution ... older brother in front of a colorful painted background of trees and a waterfall—the visiting ...

The state’s 13th Congressional District incumbent ... gun safety measures to protect our communities while respecting the Second Amendment. This includes universal background checks, closing loopholes ...

Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except for punishment for a crime for which the defendant ...