People often don’t realize the revolutionary nature of the 13th Amendment, and conservatives in particular downplay its revolutionary nature. American historians have for a long time treated the ...
A discussion of the development of civil rights law in the US through the enactment of key legislation and formation of the ...
History is more than what we learn in textbooks—it’s a living, breathing narrative that continues to shape the present. There ...
On January 31, 1865, the U.S. Congress passed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which ended slavery in the United ...
Section 25 of the Kentucky Constitution reads "Slavery and involuntary servitude in this State are forbidden, except as a ...
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.
National Freedom Day was first observed in 1949 after sitting president Harry Truman called for its recognition in June of 1948. February 1 is the anniversary of President Lincoln’s signing of the ...
Carter Woodson was a tireless promoter of Black culture who planted seeds for what became Black History Month a century ago ...
On Feb. 1, 1790, the U.S. Supreme Court convened in New York City for its first session. Only three of the six justices were ...
Reparations. For what? For whom? What does this word mean? At its basic level, Reparations means to make someone whole for ...