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Ahead of Juneteenth, congressional lawmakers again seek to remove exception for slavery from US...
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA group of Democratic lawmakers has reintroduced a joint resolution to negate a clause in the 13th...
When did Kentucky actually abolish slavery? A lot later than you think.
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoApril 12, 1861: The American Civil War begin after Confederate troops fire on Fort Sumter in...
American Law Feels Utterly Broken. We Can Actually Do Something About It, Though.
Slate via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThis is part of How Originalism Ate the Law, a Slate series about the legal theory that ruined...
Slavery rejected in some, not all, states where on ballot
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoVoters in three states approved ballot measures that will change their state constitutions to...
TheGrio’s guide to state ballot initiatives
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoOPINION: Here are some of the ballot measures that give voters the power to directly affect the issues that impact Black America. The post TheGrio’s...
6 former members of Congress describe the moment they decided it was time to quit Capitol Hill —...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoVicky Leta/Insider Insider spoke with six members of Congress about their decision to retire early....