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 ...

Emancipation Proclamation and Thirteenth Amendment. (Courtesy of Sotheby's via SWNS) By Dean Murray Two era-defining documents that ended slavery and reshaped American history are to be auctioned.

An Abraham Lincoln–signed copy of the 13th Amendment, as well as a copy of the Emacipation Proclamation, are heading to auction via Sotheby's.

As people across the country celebrated Juneteenth, some question whether or not lawmakers in 1865 actually intended to ...

Each of the copies is rather significant, highlighting pivotal moments in the road to the abolition of slavery in America. The Thirteenth Amendment enshrined the termination of slavery into law, ...