Civil War
Five Things to Know About the 1876 Presidential Election
Lawmakers are citing the 19th-century crisis as precedent to dispute the 2020 election. Here's a closer look at its events and legacy
Boston Removes Controversial Statue of Lincoln With Kneeling Freed Man
The sculpture, installed in 1879, is based on one still standing in Washington, D.C.
Meet the 'Detectives' Documenting New Jersey's Overlooked Black History
Beverly Mills and Elaine Buck have spent more than a decade exploring neglected local stories
Statue of Civil Rights Activist Barbara Rose Johns Will Replace U.S. Capitol's Likeness of Robert E. Lee
Johns, whose efforts helped desegregate public schools, is set to represent Virginia in place of the Confederate general
Remembering the Oft-Overlooked Women Victims of the Spanish Civil War
Archaeologists in northeastern Spain recently unearthed the remains of ten individuals kidnapped and executed in 1936
Virginia Museum Will Lead Efforts to Reimagine Richmond Avenue Once Lined With Confederate Monuments
Governor Ralph Northam's proposed budget for the coming fiscal year earmarks $11 million for the project
The Ten Best History Books of 2020
Our favorite titles of the year resurrect forgotten histories and help explain how the country got to where it is today
A New Museum Delves Into the Complex History of the U.S. Army
The Fort Belvoir institution is the first museum dedicated to interpreting the story of the nation's oldest military branch
A Brief History of Presidential Memoirs
Barack Obama's new autobiography joins a long—but sometimes dull—tradition
Mississippi Voters Approve New Design to Replace Confederate-Themed State Flag
The redesigned banner—approved by on Tuesday by 68 percent of voters—features a magnolia bloom and the words "In God We Trust"
The Debate Over Mail-In Voting Dates Back to the Civil War
In 1864, Democrats and Republicans clashed over legislation allowing soldiers to cast their ballots from the front
Grandson of President John Tyler, Who Left Office in 1845, Dies at Age 95
Born 14 years after the nation's founding, the tenth commander in chief still has one living grandson
'The Good Lord Bird' Paints a Different Portrait of Abolitionist John Brown
In a year of anti-racism protests, the new Showtime series focuses on the polarizing abolitionist who led a raid on Harper's Ferry
Charlotte's Monument to a Jewish Confederate Was Hated Even Before It Was Built
For more than seven decades, the North Carolina memorial has courted controversy in unexpected forms
Why 'Glory' Still Resonates More Than Three Decades Later
Newly added to Netflix, the Civil War movie reminds the nation that black Americans fought for their own emancipation
Why the Houston Museum of African American Culture Is Displaying a Confederate Statue
The institution describes the move, which arrives amid a reckoning on the U.S.' history of systemic racism, as "part of healing"
Read Thousands of Abraham Lincoln's Newly Transcribed Letters Online
The missives, preserved by the Library of Congress, include notes to and from the beloved president
How Northern Publishers Cashed In on Fundraising for Confederate Monuments
In the years after the Civil War, printmakers in New York and elsewhere abetted the Lost Cause movement by selling images of false idols
National Archives Locates Handwritten Juneteenth Order
On June 19, 1865, the decree informed the people of Texas that enslaved individuals were now free
Forgotten Antietam Battlefield Map Shows Locations of Thousands of Graves
The Union and Confederate soldiers buried at the site of the 1862 clash were later moved to nearby cemeteries
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