After the Civil War, the 13th Amendment ended slavery. It also created an immediate problem for the Republican Party, then the antislavery party of the North. Before the war, the Constitution had ...

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

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 ...

Kennedy’s retirement. Monday also marks the 150th anniversary of the 14th Amendment, a post-Civil War amendment so important, it’s often referred to as part of America’s “Second Founding.” ...

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 ...

This is another reference to slavery, which was ended by the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment. The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in ...

Later, the student came to school wearing a T-shirt that this time said “There ... saying the school’s policy violated the First Amendment. They relied on a landmark 1969 Supreme Court ...