Ahead of Juneteenth, Senator Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Nikema Williams have introduced the Abolition Amendment, which would strike the ‘Slavery Clause’ of the 13th Amendment that allows slavery to continue in the United States.
Freedom United also joined Abolish Slavery National Network to celebrate Juneteenth with the introduction of the Abolition Amendment and joined more than 70 national organizations and sent a joint letter to Congress, addressed to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, endorsing the Abolition Amendment and urging immediate passage. Read the letter here.