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• WKRN | Bipartisan support for abolishing slavery from Tennessee Constitution – November 1, 2022
• Chattanooga Times Free Press | Tennessee faith leaders unite in push to close state slavery loophole – October 31, 2022
• CNN | Voters in five states have the chance to wipe slavery and indentured servitude off the books – October 23, 2022
• Business Insider | 5 states to vote on banning slavery that is still legal in some US Prisons – October 23, 2o22
• New York Times | Why a question about slavery is now on the ballot in 5 states – October 22, 2022
• BET | Slavery is on the Ballot in 5 States Despite Being Abolished More than 150 Years Ago – October 21, 2022
• The Washington Post | Slavery is still allowed in U.S. Prisons. Now it’s on the ballot in 5 States. – October 21, 2022
• ABC News | Slavery is on the ballot for voters in 5 US States – October 20, 2022
• PBS | 5 States to decide on closing slavery loophole in voter referendums – October 20, 2022
• NBC Boston | Slavery Through Prison Labor is on the Ballot for Voters in 5 US States – October 20, 2022
• 10News | Tennesseans will soon vote to end slavery exception clause in state constitution — September 28, 2022
• WVLT | Tennessee Lawmakers Work to Remove Slavery from Tennessee — September 19, 2022
• WSMV | Tennessee Lawmakers Work to Remove Slavery from Tennessee Constitution — September 19, 2022
• News Channel 5 | Amendment 3 Would Ban Slavery from Tennessee’s Constitution, Gets Bipartisan Support — September 19, 2022
• Chattanooga Times Free Press | Amendment 3 Would Eliminate Exception to Tennessee Slavery Ban — September 19, 2022
• Action News 5 | Tennessee Lawmakers Work to Remove Slavery from Tennessee Constitution — September 19, 2022
• The Tennessean – Opinion Piece from Rep. Bob Freeman – Tennesseans should abolish slavery once and for all — September 16, 2022
• Tennessee Lookout | Rep. Joe Towns Lands Jack Daniels Grant — September 9, 2022
• Pew Trusts | Yes, Slavery in on the Ballot in These States — August 22, 2022
• Local News 3 | Former US Senator Bob Corker Supports Proposed Amendment to Ban Slavery from the Tennessee Constitution — August  22, 2022
• The Knoxville Focus | Four Proposed Amendments to Tennessee Constitution Will be on the Nov. 8 Ballot — August 22, 2022
• Chattanooga Times Free Press | Opinion: Having sponsored bill to end modern slavery, Corker leads effort to erase state constitution’s slavery phrase — August 13, 2022
• MLK50 | Corker leads Tennessee group urging ‘yes’ vote on anti-slavery amendment — August 9, 2022
• Williamson Home Page | Whitson part of bipartisan advisory board for campaign to rid state constitution of slavery language — August 8, 2022
• For Immediate Release: Vote Yes on 3 Campaign Announces Bipartisan Advisory Board — August 8, 2022
• WREG | TN Voters to decide on removing ‘slavery’ from state constitution — August 2, 2022
• NewsChannel5 | Bipartisan Tennessee coalition aims to amend state constitution to ban slavery — June 18, 2022
• Tennessee Lookout | Tennessee voters get a chance to – yes – ban slavery — June 17, 2022
• WKRN | Yes On 3: Bipartisan coalition seeks to remove slavery from TN Constitution — June 17, 2022
• Commercial Appeal | Raumesh Akbari: Vote ‘Yes’ on Amendment 3 and end slavery forever in Tennessee — June 15, 2022
• The Hill | States consider nixing antiquated slavery language from founding documents — June 8, 2022
• WBIR| Amendment to Tennessee Constitution totally banning slavery heads to Gov. Lee’s desk — May 6, 2021
• WKRN | Tennessee Senate approves proposed amendment to remove slavery from state constitution — March 16, 2021
• ABC News | Tennessee Senate OKs bid to remove ‘slavery’ as punishment  — March 15, 2021