When the 13th Amendment abolished slavery but allowed the exception as punishment for convicted crimes, California followed ...

History is more than what we learn in textbooks—it’s a living, breathing narrative that continues to shape the present. There ...

People often don’t realize the revolutionary nature of the 13th Amendment, and conservatives in particular downplay its revolutionary nature. American historians have for a long time treated the ...

Because of this, it was necessary to change the Constitution to make sure that slavery could never rise again. On January 31, 1865, Congress passed the 13th Amendment, which formally prevented ...

That All Men Are Created Equal” features bills of sale, reward posters and more to explain slavery’s role in the Civil War, ...

In historian Robin Bernstein's new book "Freeman's Challenge," raising questions of the for-profit prison industry ...

While Kentucky does ban slavery, it carves out an exception for one group of people - people convicted of a crime. The ...

Granting clemency would affirm our commitments to justice and human rights and to a vision of dignity and fairness for all.” ...

Stephen Puleo’s biography offers a fresh glimpse into the Radical Republicans’ struggle against slavery and shines a light on ...

When the 13th Amendment abolished slavery but allowed the exception as punishment for convicted crimes, California followed suit and immediately started using prisons like Folsom and San Quentin to ...

February is Black History Month, when the nation can pause and learn something about the culture of African Americans and ...

The Senate had passed the Amendment on April 8, 1864. Ganson, who was born in Le Roy, represented the 30th Congressional ...