With the midterm elections dominating the Twittersphere this week, one state voted to remove the language of slavery from the state constitution. According to writer Bill Chappell, Colorado residents voted to completely abolish slavery by rewording the 13th Amendment within their state constitution to simply read: "There shall never be in this state either slavery or involuntary servitude.” Check out the NPR piece here: https://www.npr.org/2018/11/07/665295736/colorado-votes-to-abolish-slavery-2-years-after-similar-amendment-failed
The modern legacies of slavery remained a prevalent topic