There's power in the 14th Amendment. It's time to use it. In 2020, despite Florida voters having passed in 2018 a constitutional amendment to end permanent disenfranchisement for most crimes, the ...

Although slavery continued in Delaware until the ratification of the 13th Amendment that December, the observance has become a celebration and a national symbol of freedom. Here's a look at the ...

The 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude—except as punishment for a crime. This so-called "Except Clause" has long been used to justify forced ...

While a significant step, the Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth didn't fully abolish slavery nationwide, requiring further legislation like the 13th Amendment. Juneteenth was established as ...

After the 13th Amendment banned slavery, former confederate states passed “black codes,” laws designed to recreate slavery in all but name by taking away the basic rights and freedoms of ...

Harvard University has agreed to hand over a set of historic photos believed to be among the earliest depicting enslaved people in the United States. The agreement ends a long legal battle between ...

13th Amendment. Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, ...

Later, the student came to school wearing a T-shirt that this time said “There Are CENSORED Genders.” He was told that was not permitted, either. Rather than missing more school, he changed ...