Washington 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, and sent it to states for ratification.

The “Abolition Amendment” was introduced on Wednesday ahead of Juneteenth – the national holiday commemorating the end of slavery – by Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon, Sen. Cory Booker of New ...

The process of amending the Constitution is simple and straightforward legally, yet admittedly still challenging. First, we must draft an agreeable amendment, then pass it in Congress, then ratify it ...

13th Amendment is least cited of Reconstruction revisions, but its impact is powerful After the Civil War, to produce a firewall against slavery or the potentiality of slavery, the Thirteenth ...

Two of the most pivotal documents President Abraham Lincoln ever signed are coming up for sale. Rare copies of both the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment will be auctioned off in ...

The congressional copy of the 13th Amendment — signed by President Abraham Lincoln, 37 senators and 111 congressmen — will be on display Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 ...