Rare copies of both the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment will be auctioned off in Sotheby’s upcoming books ...

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

The Amendment effectively eradicates the African American vote, and decreases the numbers of eligible white voters. The Wilmington Messenger, August 3, 1900. Decades Without Representation End, 1992 ...

Thanks to the 13th Amendment and subsequent legislation and court rulings, people in prison lack benefits and protections most Americans take for granted. The minimum wage doesn’t apply.

Opinion: 13th Amendment has been cited to address what we consider modern forms of slavery, i.e., sex trafficking, bondage or aggravated kidnapping.

Featured on the runway was emblems on t-shirts that read “Harrisburg, ... The shirt also included the year “1865,” which was when the Thirteenth Amendment was ratified, ...

Amid the economic crisis, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe firmly stated that the full implementation of the 13th Amendment in addressing the demands of the Tamils is on the cards and even ...

The 13th Amendment abolished slavery, ... Under Hampton, Democrats and Red Shirts restructured the political process to ensure that they would not lose any more elections.

The 13th Amendment (13A) was brought in after the India-Sri Lanka agreement of 1987 which created 9 provinces as devolved units with a temporary merger of the Northern and Eastern provinces.

As expected, at the APC, Wickremesinghe insisted that the 13th amendment affects the entire country and hence a decision on this matter should involve input from all relevant parties.

The Thirteenth Amendment is important because of its simplicity: Slavery of all forms for free persons was abolished. Of course, convicted prisoners were excepted.