What a Teacher's Letters Reveal About Robert Smalls, Who Stole a Confederate Ship to Secure His Freedom From Slavery
Harriet M. Buss' missives home detail the future congressman's candid views on race and the complicity of Confederate women
Meet the Black Men Who Changed Lincoln's Mind About Equal Rights
During the Civil War, these individuals convinced the president, altering the course of U.S. history
Black Lives Certainly Mattered to Abraham Lincoln
A look at the president's words and actions during his term shows his true sentiments on slavery and racial equality
What Frederick Douglass Had to Say About Monuments
In a newly discovered letter, the famed abolitionist wrote that ‘no one monument could be made to tell the whole truth'
When Emancipation Finally Came, Slave Markets Took on a Redemptive Purpose
During the Civil War, the jails that held the enslaved imprisoned Confederate soldiers. After, they became rallying points for a newly empowered community
Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr and the American Way of Treason
The U.S. had good reason to be cautious about drawing a line between disloyalty and conduct deserving of prosecution
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