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Inside the Fight to Close The Infamous 'Slavery Loophole'
The Root via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIn school, children are taught that the 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States. But...
Four states voted to end slavery as a form of criminal punishment. Here’s why Louisiana voters...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA renewed abolitionist movement closed 13th Amendment ‘loopholes’ that allow slavery as punishment...
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 seek to end slavery for the incarcerated, which is legal in most states
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years 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...
How voters can abolish slavery forever in Tennessee this November | Opinion
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAccording to the Tennessee Constitution, slavery is legal in Tennessee. On Aug. 8, 1863, in...
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...
Prison reform is on the midterm ballot
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPrison labor. Illustrated | REUTERS, Getty Images The U.S. abolished slavery and involuntary servitude over 150 years ago. Still, a loophole in the...
Greyhound amendment ended Florida dog racing. Five years later, some unfinished business.
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoFive years later, greyhound racing in Florida is indeed finished, the last dogs used for...
Lawmakers Use Juneteenth As A Platform To Close the Constitution's Slavery loophole
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCongressional leaders like Rep. Nikema Williams (D-Ga.) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) utilized the...