Practically, yes — there are laws against all forms of slavery across the United States. But when you drill down into the weeds, there are three caveats: • The famous 13th Amendment to the ...

Maryland lawmakers have approved a measure to create a commission to study and recommend potential benefits as reparations ...

There were Black soldiers fighting for the British. But others went to war for the colonists — who compared their own plight ...

Now, the task force is pushing legislation that would establish a commission to help provide resources, funding and support ...

A US Senator wants to replace Andrew Jackson, who kept scores of slaves at his Tennessee plantation, on the front of the $20 ...

In 1988, Georgia became the first state to outlaw the death penalty for intellectually disabled people. The U.S. Supreme Court followed in 2002, ruling that executing intellectually disabled people ...

A church connected to Lucy and Lois, documented as the final two enslaved people sold in New Haven in 1825, recently held a ...

New research shows that when the whaling industry in the US produced more products, the proportion of slaves also declined in ...

With the players association’s new collective bargaining agreement, the National Women’s Soccer League became the first major ...

It is set to go to Republican Gov. Brian Kemp's desk. In 1988, Georgia became the first state to outlaw the death penalty for intellectually disabled people. The U.S. Supreme Court followed in ...