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For the past 30 years, Christmas magic not only brightened the holiday season, it also helped fund Kinderhaven, a group foster home for children in crisis. Now, the source of that magic — the annual Festival of Trees gala — will go to fund Community Resource EnVision Center's programs instead. And Kinderhaven — which made the switch to a nonprofit foundation with the same aims in October — wouldn't have it any other way.

The 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, with one exception: punishing people convicted of crimes.

The 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, with one exception: punishing people convicted of crime. On Tuesday, five states -- Louisiana, Alabama, Oregon, Vermont and Tennessee -- will vote on ballot initiatives to end this vestige of slavery by altering the language in their constitutions. In all, the constitutions of about 20 states still mirror the 13th Amendment, which reads:

Former Senator Bob Corker put his name in front of a movement that would remove language in the state's constitution in order to prohibit slavery in all forms.

Former Senator Bob Corker put his name in front of a movement that would remove language in the state's constitution in order to prohibit slavery in all forms.