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The Civil War Was About Slavery. Confederate Leaders Were Very Clear.
Symbols of the Confederacy are an inescapable fact of life in Southern states. The Confederate flag is displayed prominently near the
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Using Confederate Documents to Teach About Secession, Slavery, and the Origins of the Civil War
Working with the American public to understand the causes of the Civil War can be an exercise in frustration. Confederate leaders themselves made it plain that slavery was the key issue sparking secession. And yet, four of five Americans—including many teachers—hold basic misconceptions about the era, revolving around a vague, abstract concept of “states’ rights.”
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How two very different historians defined Ken Burns’ ‘The Civil War’
Shelby Foote and Barbara Fields, a white Southern man and a black woman, clash in Ken Burns's masterpiece. But the filmmaker sees the possibility of reconciliation in their ideas.
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Arkansas governor wants Civil War icon separated from MLK holiday
U.S. civil rights hero Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil War Confederate commander General Robert E. Lee will share a common holiday on Monday in three southern states, but perhaps for the final time in one of them, Arkansas.
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The War Between the Barbates: Facial hair of the commanders of the United States Civil War
On the morning of May 9, 1864, the Union Army of West Virginia, under the command of Brigadier General George R. Crook, encountered several Confederate units led by Brigadier General Albert G. Jenkins on a bluff just south of Cloyd’s Mountain.
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Voices of Secession
A history article focusing on the secession winter of 1860-1861 and the events leading up to the bombardment of Fort Sumter in April 1861. During the long secession winter, Southerners contemplate disunion.
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The Reasons for Secession
The Civil War Trust's history article analyzing the reasons for secession as set forth in the Articles of Secession and Declarations of Causes issued by the Southern states.
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When a future President of the US played Desdemona, Shakespeare in the World, The Compass - BBC World Service
When Othello was performed in a lawless Texas, Ulysses S Grant played Desdemona
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Journal of American History Podcast:Reunion and Reconciliation, Reviewed and Reconsidered
Ed Linenthal, executive editor of the Journal of American History, speaks with Nina Silber, Professor of History at at Boston University. In this episode they discuss her article appearing in the June 2016 issue of the JAH.
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How the North also distorts Civil War history
Efforts to impugn the Confederate flag should open debate on the Civil War’s legacy for the North as well.
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Special Report: The Civil War
Here are dozens of links to Smithsonian articles regarding many aspects of the Civil War
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Civil War 150 - A commemoration by the Smithsonian Institution
Explore the Smithsonian's exhibitions, vast collection, events and online resources related to the American Civil War
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National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Visit the National Museum of Civil War Medicine and see the Clara Barton & Pry House Museums, learn about Jonathan Letterman and sample our civil war beer!
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The Civil War Trusts Presents The Civil War
The Entire Civil War
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Five Civil War Generals Who Went on to Fight in the Indian Wars
William Tecumseh Sherman, Philip H. Sheridan, and more…
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The American Civil War: "The Southern Address" by John C. Calhoun
While few understood it at the time, Calhoun's Southern Address would serve as a manifesto for Southern secessionists in the twelve years that led up to the American Civil War.
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The Battle of Bull Run: The End of Illusions
155 years ago today: The First Battle of Bull Run "Both North and South expected victory to be glorious and quick, but the first major battle signaled the long and deadly war to come."
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U.S. Contraband Camps
When three escaped slaves showed up at a Union position during the U.S. Civil War, the decision of how to handle the situation fell to Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler. His actions led to a situation for which the government was simply not prepared.
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The Meaning of Bull Run
On a hot July morning, exactly 150 years ago, the armies of the barely born Confederacy and the badly shaken United States surrounded the town of Manassas, not far from a creek called Bull Run, for miles around, in every direction.
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Telling The Story Of A Confederate Deserter In 'Free State Of Jones'
During the Civil War, a Confederate deserter led a band of poor farmers and escaped slaves to defy the Confederacy in Mississippi. Writer and director Gary Ross talks about Free State of Jones.
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