13th Amendment

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December 27, 2022
The proclamation didn’t bring immediate freedom to the approximately 4 million enslaved Black people. But it did lead to significant…
November 9, 2022
Voters in three states approved ballot measures that will change their state constitutions to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as…
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September 7, 2022
In the “land of the free,” the states of Alabama, Louisiana, Oregon, Tennessee and Vermont have an opportunity to vote…
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September 5, 2021
On Candace Owens' show, Larry Elder argued in favor of reparations for slave owners whose legal 'property' was taken after…
June 18, 2021
Lawmakers are reviving calls to end a loophole in the Constitution that allowed another form of slavery, forced labor for…
February 25, 2021
"Geeking out as a lawyer on this one," Second Gentleman Emhoff said during his recent tour of the National Archives.
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October 1, 2018
Writer Dustin Seibert wants to know why people are even capable of allowing themselves to be disappointed by Kanye West…
October 6, 2016
Ava DuVernay's "13th," which premieres on Netflix Oct. 7, is a historical masterpiece that explores the 13th Amendment's "original sin."
September 28, 2016
Ava DuVernay's documentary, 13th, is set to premiere at the New York Film Festival, and ahead of its release, Netflix…
February 19, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - After 148 years, Mississippi has ratified the 13th Amendment, banning slavery...
December 18, 2011
the GRIO REPORT - December 18 is an important day in black history...
December 6, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) -- The almost 147-year-old document signifying the end of slavery is made of animal skin, which was creased…