Andrew Johnson famously freed his slaves on Aug. 8, 1863, but it would be another 18 months before Tennessee freed enslaved people statewide.

The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery goes back to an order issued as Union troops arrived in ...

The curious minds at ColdFusion explore the controversy surrounding Article 13 and its potential threat to internet freedom.

An Abraham Lincoln–signed copy of the 13th Amendment, as well as a copy of the Emacipation Proclamation, are heading to ...

The rare document could fetch $8 million.

There's only one Friday the 13th in 2025. That's good news for people who think it's bad luck. Why the fear? What to know ...

A UChicago legal scholar examines how forced labor persists in U.S. prisons—and what it will take to change the system ...

Missouri voters in November chose to pass a ballot measure establishing reproductive rights in a state with one of the ...

This week marks the 160th anniversary of the passage of the 13th Amendment. Congress, dominated by free state Republicans after the secession of slaveholding states, worked for 18 months to secure ...

Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except for punishment for a crime for which the defendant ...

Following that meeting, Tamil politicians hyped up expectations of the APC claiming that Wickremesinghe would discuss devolving police powers to provinces as per the 13th amendment to the ...