Ohio Rep. Josh Williams and Republicans warn confronting discrimination somehow creates discrimination. That sleight of hand hides the real questions.

The House will rename several rooms inside the House press gallery at the U.S. Capitol to honor abolitionist Frederick Douglass after a resolution was passed by voice vote on Monday.

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

A friend recently sent me a couple of interesting video clips on the opinions of Morgan Freeman, legendary African American ...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's special events for Juneteenth will include the display of a signed copy ...

On Jan. 1, 1863, nearly two years into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which ...

Ann Marimow writes about the Supreme Court for The Washington Post. She previously covered state government and politics at the San Jose Mercury News in California and the Concord Monitor in New ...

Democrats in the House and Senate will introduce a joint resolution Wednesday aimed at amending the 13th Amendment. Resistance builds against social media ban in Texas prisons In April ...