Patrick Rael
One hundred fifty years ago this week, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, abolishing slavery. Students observed the anniversary Sunday.
Professor of History Patrick Rael, whose latest book is Eighty-Eight Years: The Long Death of Slavery in the United States, 1777-1865 (University of Georgia, 2015), writes of the long process and the actions of John Brown, who was hanged for his attempts to incite a slave insurrection, for the History News Network.