This week marks the 160th anniversary of the passage of the 13th Amendment. Congress, dominated by free state Republicans after the secession of slaveholding states, worked for 18 months to secure ...
Hosted on MSN
A Rare Copy of the 13th Amendment Signed by Abraham Lincoln Sells for a Record $13.7 Million
A handwritten copy of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution signed by Abraham Lincoln has sold at auction for a record $13.7 million. It’s the highest price ever paid for a document signed by ...
Colorado voters have approved an amendment to their state's constitution that completely abolishes slavery — by stripping out language that still exists in the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ...
Billionaire Ken Griffin bought original copies of the 13th Amendment and the Emancipation Proclamation, both signed by former President Abraham Lincoln, at a New York Sotheby’s auction. The hedge fund ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Palm Beach land baron Ken Griffin likes old things. Like dinosaur bones. Last year, he paid $44.6 million for a late Jurassic-era ...
The 13th Amendment of the Constitution was formally adopted and declared in effect by Secretary of State William H. Seward. The amendment ensured slavery was abolished in America. Gray Media, parent ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Dec 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment was ratified, ending slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States.
California’s Legislative Black Caucus and the Reparations Task Force continue their fight to scrape away at the last vestiges of legalized slavery remaining within the state constitution.
Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.
Hide inaccessible results