The 13th Amendment, which was ratified by the states on Dec. 6, 1865, abolished slavery, declaring: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party ...

The 13th Amendment states: ... The text on the mural now is a poem by Townsend drawing from his incarceration experience. It reads: “Ye are those whom upbraideth us from society.

A few years ago, a group of Iowa Republicans claimed the legitimate 13th Amendment to the Constitution was “missing.” The debate is part of an historical detective story with some surprising ...

Kenneth Griffin, the billionaire art collector and hedge fund founder, purchased the document that abolished slavery, as well ...

On Dec. 6, it will be exactly 157 years ago to the day that the 13th Amendment was ratified by the states, thereby becoming law of the land in 1865.

The hedge-fund billionaire also paid a record $43.2 million for a copy of the U.S. Constitution four years ago.

Chicagoans have the chance to see the original 13th Amendment along with other Civil War-era artifacts until Friday at Heritage Auctions Chicago, 222 W. Hubbard St. In honor of Black History Month ...

Kanye brought up the 13th Amendment - again. This time he was in the Oval Office, sitting across the desk from President Donald Trump on Thursday during a particularly surreal encounter. With camer… ...