The American Civil War ended in the late spring of 1865 with a decisive Union military victory. Despite being defeated ...

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although Lincoln did not live to see the ratification of the amendment in December 1865. Our collections provide many perspectives on the Civil War and give a fuller understanding of this epic event.

The section also barred any future Congress from paying for Confederate war debts or to the owners of emancipated slaves. So, was the 14th Amendment’s debt provision limited to Civil War debt?

However, that changed and the first income tax in the U.S. was levied to pay for the Civil War and provided a snapshot of the revenue that income taxes could raise. The 16th Amendment gave ...

With Kamala Harris’s concession, America stands at a crossroads, deciding whether to return to the foundations of White ...

The Colorado Supreme Court used a Civil War-era constitutional amendment to ban Donald Trump from the ballot The US Supreme Court is expected to rule on Monday on whether states can use an anti ...

When you think about spending one day in Virginia, you might picture a day in Virginia Beach, Richmond, or Charlottesville. But these cities aren’t the only ...

“Ms. O’Shaughnessy is hereby ENJOINED from restricting public access to newly e-filed, non-confidential, civil complaints until after such ... On Tuesday, Courthouse News filed a First Amendment ...

States sued Congress for lowering the voting age. The case went to the Supreme Court, which ruled in favor of states. That led to the 26th Amendment.

Civil War historian Gary Gallagher talked about the importance of the victory at the 1862 Battle of Second Manassas for the Confederate cause. This talk was part of a conference hosted by the ...

(WFLA) — Florida voters rejected an amendment to the State Constitution ... but leaders said their fight was far from over. “This is war,” Parker explained. “This is war on our reproductiv ...