Kenneth Griffin, the billionaire art collector and hedge fund founder, purchased the document that abolished slavery, as well ...

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 ...

In a June 27 ruling, the Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s request to partially halt nationwide injunctions ...

In the spirit of Frederick Douglass’ historic speech, 20 currently and formerly incarcerated Americans explain what Independence Day means to them.

Republicans are eyeing potential redistricting opportunities in Ohio and Texas as they seek extra cushion to protect their ...

The only reason Jefferson could call certain truths 'self-evident' is that he was living in a world shaped by Judeo-Christian ...

As the U.S. celebrates 249 years of independence, we reflect on the milestones that shaped its democracy—an enduring ...

Unrestricted birthright citizenship — the characteristically New World notion that being born on a country’s soil is enough ...

The 4th of July is a federal holiday in the United States that commemorates the Continental Congress’s signing of the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain.