In scrutinizing statues honoring Confederate figures, journalists have overlooked military bases named after generals who fought to defend the slavery of black people.
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Two men were convicted in 1859 of violating the Fugitive Slave Act. They had rescued a runaway slave from slave hunters in Ohio, one of the small acts of resistance that led to the Civil War.
In an exclusive interview, Professor James Scott discusses anarchism and State resistance by so-called “powerless” actors. Excerpts for The Conversation France.
President Trump is having trouble finding a lawyer. But other presidents, including Abraham Lincoln, have obtained outside legal counsel easily, even from attorneys who disagree with their politics.
In the 1950s, religious language found its way into government and politics, due in no small part to Billy Graham.
The US has yet to fully undergo a process of truth and reconciliation.
Federal courts have long declined to enshrine the right to education into federal law. A careful look at the history of the 14th Amendment shows why that may be the wrong approach.
Dying in America 200 years ago was a simply family affair, devoid of pomp. The US Civil War and Abraham Lincoln’s embrace of embalming changed everything.
He took a remarkable stand against slavery in the countdown to the American Civil War – but opinion differs about his methods.
Those calling it slavery fan fiction are ignoring the long, nuanced tradition of articles and films that wonder what would have happened if the South had won.
Displaying Confederate statues in a carefully curated museum would help end a toxic debate about the difference between remembering and venerating.
To pitch an alternative timeline, you first have to believe a particular narrative of real history. That’s where things can go wrong.
Whether it be African-Americans, Catholics or transgender people, the armed forces have played a vital role in shaping US social policy toward the country’s minorities.
Pickett’s Charge was one of the seminal battles of the U.S. Civil War, setting the stage for the ultimate Confederacy defeat. Could it have played out differently?
Memorials to confederate generals are lightning rods today for the same racist views they fought for 150 years ago.
An Army veteran and professor of rhetoric explores poetry written by veterans about a divisive holiday born of the Civil War.
The bar for achieving that lofty goal was set almost 150 years ago when Congress cut taxes from as high as 10 percent to zero over two years.
Christmas tends to assume a strong sense of its own significance in times of protracted conflict.
Some troops in the American Civil War were struck down by clinical nostalgia.
Can a Hollywood film re-write one of the oldest and most important stories in the American past?
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