As a Massachusetts senator during the years leading up to the Civil War, Sumner was a passionate and committed abolitionist.

Legal minds will have their opportunity to shape the future policies of our land, and I pray they have the grace and wisdom ...

It is often referred to as “America’s Second Independence Day,” highlighting the distinct path to freedom that Black ...

On June 19, 1865, two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Union soldiers rode through ...

Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021 when then-President Joe Biden signed bipartisan legislation into law, officially ...

Juneteenth 2025 is this week. Here's what to know about the federal holiday, why it's celebrated and its origins.

“It used to be that Reconstruction ... rise to the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which abolished slavery, defined U.S. citizenship and gave African American men ...

After the Civil War, the 13th Amendment ended slavery ... The three amendments of the Reconstruction era radically transformed American life and the role of the federal government.

It took the creation of the Emancipation Proclamation, the end of the Civil War, and the passage of the 13th Amendment to finally end slavery throughout the nation.” Other reconstruction ...

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 ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The International African American Museum has been added to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network, the National Parks Service announced Wednesday.