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. This is a ...

The 13th Amendment is having a moment of reckoning. Considered one of the crowning achievements of American democracy, the Civil War-era constitutional amendment set “free” an estimated 4 million ...

On Jan. 31, 1865, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery in the U.S. The amendment states, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, ...

Lincoln was the only Oscar-winning movie ever to dramatize the passage of a constitutional amendment — the 13th, which ended slavery. Director Steven Spielberg gave all the credit for the amendment’s ...

On Dec. 6, it will be exactly 157 years ago to the day that the 13th Amendment was ratified by the states, thereby becoming law of the land in 1865. Many people mistakenly believe this amendment ended ...

It is easy enough for a District Judge to be all alone in Amarillo or Lubbock. But it is quite difficult for a judge to maroon herself on a deserted island along the Acela corridor. Yet, Judge Colleen ...

Today's Black History Month lesson from Derek Mosley teaches about the 13th Amendment, the institution of "Black Codes" and maintaining slavery even after the abolishment of slavery. OnMilwaukee is ...

Republicans and Democrats Can’t Agree on Anything — Except the AI Threat Alex Acosta Claims Lack of Victim Cooperation Would Have Derailed Epstein Prosecution Trump Commutes Former Representative ...

The Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society recently received a copy of the 13th Amendment, the first of the three “Reconstruction amendments” and the one that abolished slavery in the United ...