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 ...

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

13th Amendment tops list of artifacts at Lincoln Presidential Museum. ... Lincoln Collection curator James Cornelius said that at least two items stand out among eight examples. ...

That led to the passing of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution by Congress a little more than two years later on Jan. 31, 1865, and its ratification by the required 27 of the then 36 states on ...

The handwritten amendment he signed on vellum in 1865 ending slavery nationwide is expected to sell for at least $8 million, a price that would triple its auction record.

Unlike Juneteenth, the 13th Amendment is an indispensable and powerful part of our national story. House is an associate professor of American studies at Emerson College in Boston. Originally ...

This 13th Amendment argument is an offense against Black women and families as well. While abortion supporters love to emphasize that they "stand with Black women," Faith acutely understands the ...

The 13th Amendment outlaws the whole bundle. The Supreme Court has held that, for example, it empowers Congress to prohibit racial discrimination in housing, ...