The first eight amendments to the U.S. Constitution contain specific guarantees of rights. But the Ninth Amendment simply says that the rights contained in the Constitution do not limit or reduce any other rights the people have. We'll learn about competing theories about what exactly the Ninth Amendment means in today's 60-Second Civics podcast. | Center for Civic Education

On December 6, 1865, a defining moment reshaped the soul of the United States. On this historic day, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was officially ratified — abolishing slavery and ending over two centuries of oppression, injustice, and human suffering. This video explores the full story behind this monumental day in American history: ⭐ The long struggle against slavery ⭐ How abolitionists like Frederick Douglass & Harriet Tubman fueled the movement ⭐ The Civil War and Lincoln’s pus