Civil War
Atlanta's Famed Cyclorama Mural Will Tell the Truth About the Civil War Once Again
One of the war's greatest battles was fought again and again on a spectacular canvas nearly 400 feet long. At last, the real history is being restored
The Costs of the Confederacy
In the last decade alone, American taxpayers have spent at least $40 million on Confederate monuments and groups that perpetuate racist ideology
Facial Recognition Software Is Helping Identify Unknown Figures in Civil War Photographs
Civil War Photo Sleuth aims to be the world’s largest, most complete digital archive of identified and unidentified Civil War-era portraits
How the Formerly Ubiquitous Pumpkin Became a Thanksgiving Treat
The history of Cucurbita pepo has a surprising connection to the abolitionist cause
Texas Will Finally Teach That Slavery Was Main Cause of the Civil War
Slavery has been upgraded to the primary cause in the curriculum, however states' rights and sectionalism will still be taught as "contributing factors"
New National Monument in Kentucky Honors Black Civil War Troops
Over 10,000 African-American troops mustered at Camp Nelson, which also offered refuge for their enslaved wives and children
Forced to Close by Civil War, the National Museum of Damascus Re-Opens Its Doors
The museum’s collections were among 300,000 artifacts hidden by officials as violence spread in Syria
Spain's Push to Remove Franco's Remains From the Valley of the Fallen
Congress approved the government decree to move the fascist dictator from his spot in the civil war mausoleum, but obstacles remain
Archaeologists Open One of Many Mass Graves From the Spanish Civil War
The excavation comes amid a push to deal more openly with a difficult chapter of Spain’s history
Born Into Slavery, Bill Traylor Would Become a Leading Light of Self-Taught Art
A new show at the Smithsonian American Art museum highlights his work
Before the Civil War, Congress Was a Hotbed of Violence
A new book from historian Joanne Freeman chronicles the viciousness with which elected officials treated each other
Terrorized African-Americans Found Their Champion in Civil War Hero Robert Smalls
The formerly enslaved South Carolinian declared that whites had killed 53,000 African-Americans, but few took the explosive claim seriously—until now
Hundreds of Newly Found Poems Reveal the Devastation of the U.K.’s ‘Cotton Famine’
When the American Civil War crippled England’s cotton industry, impoverished workers turned to poetry to convey their plight
New Clues About Why the Confederate Submarine H.L. Hunley Sank
An emergency keel-block release suggests the crew did not panic, meaning they may have been incapacitated when the sub went down
Newly Unearthed Civil War Bones Speak Silently to the Grim Aftermath of Battle
What the amputated limbs and full skeletons of a Manassas burial pit tell us about wartime surgical practices
At Least 110 Confederate Monuments and Symbols Have Been Removed Since 2015
But more than 1700 remain, including 772 monuments, more than 300 of which are located in Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia
Pilot, Thinker, Soldier, Spy: The Epic "Timeless" Season Finale Twofer
The heroes help Harriet Tubman raid the Confederacy before leaving their heart in San Francisco
A Statue of a Doctor Who Experimented on Enslaved People Was Removed From Central Park
The discussion over the memorialization of James Marion Sims offers the opportunity to remember his victims
Exclusive: Watch a Dynamic Reinterpretation of Joan Baez's "Civil War"
Part of a visual album accompanying the folk icon's new release, this choreographed performance takes a lyrical look at the American conflict
First Museum Committed to Sharing the Stories of Historically Black Colleges Opens
The HBCU Museum in Washington, D.C., launched March 9 and has plans to expand to a second location in Atlanta
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