With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme ...

Saying it is well past time for Kentucky to remove a slavery exception from its constitution, state Rep. George A. Brown, Jr., D-Lexington, has introduced House Bill 121, a proposed constitutional ...

FRANKFORT – (KT) Saying it is well past time for Kentucky to remove a slavery exception from its constitution, state Rep. George A. Brown, Jr., D-Lexington, has introduced House Bill 121, a proposed ...

House Bill 121 proposes to remove a punishment clause from a section of the state constitution that allows slavery and involuntary servitude for those behind bars. “I experienced working for ...

House Bill 121 proposes to remove a punishment clause from a section of the state constitution that allows slavery and involuntary servitude for those behind bars. “I experienced working for wages as ...

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) -- One hundred and sixty years after slavery was abolished in the Commonwealth, legislation aims to address the lingering effects on modern-day Kentuckians, specifically ...

“The presence of the slavery clause/involuntary servitude in Kentucky’s constitution perpetuates a painful legacy of oppression and dehumanization,” Shabazz said in a release. “It serves ...

“The presence of the slavery clause/involuntary servitude in Kentucky's constitution perpetuates a painful legacy of oppression and dehumanization,” Shabazz added. “It serves as a stark ...

“The presence of the slavery clause and involuntary servitude in Kentucky’s Constitution perpetuate a painful legacy of oppression and dehumanization,” Shabazz, whom Gov. Andy Beshear pardoned in 2020 ...

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — State Representative George Brown is proposing for Kentucky to remove a slavery exception from its constitution through House Bill 121. Officials with the Kentucky ...