“FRAUD, VIOLENCE, AND INTIMIDATION” by Paul R. Hollrah, ©2013 (Mar. 15, 2013) — In the closing days of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves held by U.S. citizens. Subsequently, Republicans in Congress sponsored three amendments to the U.S. Constitution: The 13th Amendment, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery and involuntary servitude […]