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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...
D.C. Judge Argues 13th Amendment Prohibiting Slavery May Provide Constitutional Right to Abortion
National Review via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFederal judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly proposed Monday that a constitutional right to abortion may be...
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...
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...
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...
New slavery curriculum in Florida is latest in century of 'undermining history'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIn 1918, prominent American historian Ulrich Bonnell Phillips framed institutional slavery as a...
Kentucky's forgotten date of freedom came after Texas' Juneteenth, here's why
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDuring one of my frequent walks in the Highlands, I passed a large banner that proclaimed,...
On this date: Congress passes the 13th Amendment
WHTM via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWashington D.C. (WHTM) On January 31, 1865, the U.S. Congress passed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which ended slavery in the United States,...
5 states to vote on banning slavery that is still legal in some US prisons
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA fence stands at Elmore Correctional Facility in Elmore, Ala., June 18, 2015AP Photo/Brynn...
Riviera Beach has big plans for this weekend's 'Mayteenth' celebration
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRiviera Beach City Councilwoman Shirley Lanier will host a program Saturday commemorating the end of...