Originally issued by Lincoln during the Civil War in 1863, the proclamation declared enslaved people in the Confederate ...

Griffin paid a record $13.7M for the 13th Amendment and $4.4 million for the Emancipation Proclamation. Both documents were ...

The 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude—except as punishment for a crime. This so-called "Except Clause" has long been used to justify forced ...

Two Democratic state representatives are working on a joint resolution that would remove slavery from the state’s ...

There were no British soldiers in the American colonies for 130 years. Colonists distrusted soldiers due to stories of brutality against civilians by soldiers under orders of tyrannical kings in ...

A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln -- the highlight of a fascinating catalog -- sold at a Sotheby’s ...

The Thirteenth Amendment (estimated at $8–12 million) and the Emancipation Proclamation (estimated at $3–5 million) are both signed by President Abraham Lincoln.

The city of Myrtle Beach said it’s looking to take a stand against what it calls “senseless violence” among minors. Myrtle ...

The legal battle over President Donald Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship is far from over despite the Republican ...

The following is the full text of the U.S. Constitution: We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the ...

The Thirteenth Amendment enshrined the termination of slavery into law, marking the first change to Constitution in 60 years at the time of its ratification ... was an executive order stating that all ...