A few years ago, a group of Iowa Republicans claimed the legitimate 13th Amendment to the Constitution was “missing.” The debate is part of an historical detective story with some surprising ...

A group of Democratic lawmakers has reintroduced a joint resolution to negate a clause in the 13th Amendment of the Constitution that permits slavery or involuntary servitude “as a punishment ...

Washington D.C. (WHTM) On January 31, 1865, the U.S. Congress passed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which ended slavery in the United States, and sent it to states for ratification.

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

Congressional Democrats want to amend a section of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery, to end what they refer to as another form of slavery – forced prison labor.

Instead of Juneteenth, honor 13th Amendment as a national holiday June 19, 1865, did not deliver African Americans from slavery. Dec. 6, 1865, did: Another view. Robert Hill.

Bell Ringer: Background of the 15th Amendment. ... Bell Ringer: 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments (4:32) Participants. Michael Klarman Professor, Harvard Law School 7 Videos; Vocabulary.

The Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment. These documents are kin. A couple. Fraternal colleagues that worked together more than 150 years ago to establish freedom, true freedom, in ...

“In 2023, we still have legal slavery in the United States because Congress left this institution in place for “punishment for a crime” when it passed the Thirteenth Amendment.

Congressional Democrats seek to remove the "punishment" clause from the 13th Amendment which allows members of prison populations to be used as cheap and free labor.