Secession talk evokes fears of a second Civil War. But one scholar says secession is already happening in the US under a variety of guises.
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South Carolina has had trouble securing enough lethal injection drugs for executions. So it has turned to an old form of killing: the firing squad, last used in the Civil War.
Known as the military leader who saved America, Ulysses S. Grant left a legacy of fighting for the rights of enslaved people during and after the Civil War.
A mix of New England and British traditions and historical events led to the particular poultry you’ll find on Thanksgiving tables everywhere.
Lawmakers are seeking to downplay the role that slavery played in the development of the United States, but history tells a different story.
History shows that political contests over the ideological slant of the court are nothing new.
Known as Juneteenth in Texas, Emancipation Days symbolized America’s attempt to free the enslaved across the nation. But those days were unable to prevent new forms of economic slavery.
One of the last relics of ‘lost cause’ ideology is nearing its end as a federal panel has recommended renaming US military bases now honoring Confederate generals.
The Civil War – the second-most-deadly event in US history, just behind COVID-19 –contributed to lasting changes in how Americans care for the dead.
Harriet Tubman has long been known as a conductor on the Underground Railroad leading enslaved Black people to freedom. Less known is her role as a Union spy during the Civil War.
A career soldier and a careful scholar of the military profession, William Tecumseh Sherman knew that wars are part of human nature, and are unavoidably cruel and harsh.
A military historian and U.S. Army veteran explains how wars are not easy to win – something political leaders often forget when looking at the calculus of conflict.
A historian explains how the US has used war bonds to both fund its wars and inspire patriotism among Americans.
Canada has unambiguously expressed its support for those wanting to fight for Ukraine. If even a fraction of Ukrainian-Canadians decide to do so, large numbers of Canadians could soon be in Ukraine.
Black writers like Charles Chesnutt had to contend with a dilemma writers today know all too well: give the audience and editors what they want, or wallow in obscurity.
Despite growing public discussion of the risk of civil war in the US, a political violence scholar says widespread civil strife is unlikely to happen – but other political violence is more likely.
By the time slavery ended, over 1 million enslaved people had been forcibly moved in the domestic slave trade across state lines. Hundreds of thousands more were bought and sold within states.
For much of the country’s history, Americans won their wars decisively, with the complete surrender of enemy forces and the home front’s perception of total victory.
If you thought slavery in the US was confined to southern states, think again.
A scholar of race and racism explains what critical race theory is – and how many people get it wrong.
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Senior Lecturer in Political and Cultural Studies, Swansea University
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Williams Memorial Professor of Law, Northwestern University
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Assistant Professor of US History, Durham University
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Associate professor emeritus, Virginia Commonwealth University
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Professor of History, Arizona State University
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Professor and Chair of History Department, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor, Contemporary Histories Research Group, Deakin University
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Professor, Institute for Media and Creative Industries, Loughborough University
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Professor of Post Conflict Studies, Queen's University Belfast
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Oliver H. Radkey Regents Professor of History, The University of Texas at Austin
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Clinical Associate Professor, Boston University
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Professor of History and Director of the Undergraduate Program in Judaic Studies, Fairfield University
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Director, School of Public Policy, UMass Amherst
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Adjunct professor, Baylor University
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Distinguished Professor of History, University of Arkansas
