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 ...

However, President Lincoln was also worried about the political impact of support for the amendment and remained outwardly neutral until his reelection in 1864. The passage of the Thirteenth ...

The president’s executive order would purportedly end a fundamental right enshrined in the Constitution. But that's not how ...

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