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The 13th Amendment's fatal flaw created modern-day convict slavery
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn this rare photograph taken in 2000, prisoners at the Ferguson Unit in Texas are seen working in...
Lawmakers on Juneteenth push for change to 13th Amendment
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMembers of Congress and others, pointing to the Juneteenth holiday, are pushing for the expansion of...
Anti-abortion laws constitute involuntary servitude that violates 13th Amendment | Opinion
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy Articles via AOL· 11 months agoOpEd: When government restricts abortion, at any stage of pregnancy, government in effect seizes...
Guest Opinion: How outlawing abortion violates the 13th Amendment
Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhat is slavery? The shortest possible definition I can come up with is "involuntary servitude." The...
Lawmakers seek to end slavery for the incarcerated, which is legal in most states
The Hill via AOL· 1 year agoStory at a glance Rep. Nikema Williams (D-Ga.) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) have offered...
Citizens should abolish slavery from Tennessee's constitution once and for all | Opinion
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDid you know slavery still exists under Tennessee law? When I ask most folks, their first response...
Federal judge suggests abortion may still be protected by 13th Amendment
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA federal judge this week suggested abortion could still be federally protected even after the...
Juneteenth became a federal holiday two years ago. What does the day commemorate?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCorrection: A previous version of this story misstated the year the 13th Amendment was passed. In...
When Did Slavery Really End in the U.S.? The Complicated History of Juneteenth
Time via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAn illustration of the U.S. House of Representatives celebrating the passage of the 13th Amendment...
Five States To Vote On Slavery (Yes, Slavery) In November
Blavity via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe 2022 elections have already shaped up to be among the most politically-charged midterm elections...