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 ...

Slavery may sound like an issue of the past, but the topic was on the ballot in two states — California and Nevada — during the 2024 general election. As election results were coming in on Nov. 6, ...

ST. LOUIS – On this day 160 years ago, Missouri Senator John Brooks Henderson introduced what would become the 13th Amendment of the constitution, abolishing slavery. It said, “Slavery or involuntary ...

Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics education written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. The Thirteenth Amendment ...

I grant the challenge that not every citizen is fluent in constitutional law. Some people study ecology, medical biology, mechanics, physics, computers, etc. However, there is something of great ...