Confederacy | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/confederacy/RSS feed for ConfederacyenWed, 14 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000Samuel Green Freed Himself and Others From Slavery. Then He Was Imprisoned Over Owning a Bookhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/samuel-green-freed-himself-others-slavery-imprisoned-owning-book-180987848/After buying his own liberty, the Marylander covertly assisted conductors on the Underground Railroad, including Harriet Tubman. But his possession of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" turned him into an abolitionist heroWed, 14 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/samuel-green-freed-himself-others-slavery-imprisoned-owning-book-180987848/How White Southerners Distorted the History of Ancient Egypt to Justify Slavery in the U.S.https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-white-southerners-distorted-the-history-of-ancient-egypt-to-justify-slavery-in-the-us-180987959/American writers misleadingly interpreted Egypt's past to argue that slavery was a divinely sanctioned institutionMon, 12 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-white-southerners-distorted-the-history-of-ancient-egypt-to-justify-slavery-in-the-us-180987959/See the Artworks That Explore the Forgotten History of Harriet Tubman's Civil War Triumphshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-artworks-that-explore-the-forgotten-history-of-harriet-tubmans-civil-war-triumphs-180986853/Tubman's 1863 raid, which destroyed seven plantations along the Combahee River in South Carolina and freed 756 enslaved laborers, is now the subject of an exhibition in CharlestonWed, 25 Jun 2025 18:00:09 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-artworks-that-explore-the-forgotten-history-of-harriet-tubmans-civil-war-triumphs-180986853/A Confederate Raider Fired the Final Shots of the Civil War in the Arctic, Two and a Half Months After Robert E. Lee Surrenderedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-confederate-raider-fired-the-final-shots-of-the-civil-war-in-the-arctic-two-and-a-half-months-after-robert-e-lee-surrendered-180986847/The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 American merchant vessels, unaware that the conflict had already endedMon, 23 Jun 2025 12:48:39 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-confederate-raider-fired-the-final-shots-of-the-civil-war-in-the-arctic-two-and-a-half-months-after-robert-e-lee-surrendered-180986847/After Confederate Forces Captured Their Children, These Black Mothers Fought to Reunite Their Familieshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/after-confederate-forces-captured-their-children-these-black-mothers-fought-to-reunite-their-families-180985994/During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the conflict ended, two women sought help from high places to track down their lost loved onesThu, 06 Feb 2025 11:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/after-confederate-forces-captured-their-children-these-black-mothers-fought-to-reunite-their-families-180985994/General Sherman Offered Savannah as a ‘Christmas Gift’ to President Lincoln. The Victory Signaled the End of His Brutal March to the Seahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/general-sherman-offered-savannah-as-a-christmas-gift-to-president-lincoln-the-victory-signaled-the-end-of-his-brutal-march-to-the-sea-180985720/Unlike much of Georgia, the historic port city was preserved from Sherman’s wrath, but suffered psychological terror nonethelessSun, 22 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/general-sherman-offered-savannah-as-a-christmas-gift-to-president-lincoln-the-victory-signaled-the-end-of-his-brutal-march-to-the-sea-180985720/Why Union General Ulysses S. Grant Issued an Order to Expel Jews From Certain Confederate States During the Civil Warhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-union-general-ulysses-s-grant-issued-an-order-to-expel-jews-from-certain-confederate-states-during-civil-war-180985615/An attempt to cut down on the illegal cotton trade, Grant’s decision, announced on this day in 1862, was immensely controversial and hounded him for yearsTue, 17 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-union-general-ulysses-s-grant-issued-an-order-to-expel-jews-from-certain-confederate-states-during-civil-war-180985615/How 'Blackbirders' Forced Tens of Thousands of Pacific Islanders Into Slavery After the Civil Warhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-blackbirders-forced-tens-of-thousands-of-pacific-islanders-into-slavery-after-the-civil-war-180985567/The decline of the American South's cotton and sugar industries paved the way for plantations in British-controlled Fiji and Australia, where victims of "blackbirding" endured horrific working conditionsThu, 05 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-blackbirders-forced-tens-of-thousands-of-pacific-islanders-into-slavery-after-the-civil-war-180985567/The Shocking Moment When a Group of Confederate Spies Plotted—and Failed—to Burn Down New York Cityhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/on-this-day-in-1864-a-group-of-confederate-spies-plottedand-failedto-burn-down-new-york-city-180985379/Southern operatives tried to light New York businesses on fire and bring the Northern city to its knees on this date in 1864Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/on-this-day-in-1864-a-group-of-confederate-spies-plottedand-failedto-burn-down-new-york-city-180985379/He Escaped Slavery and Became a Civil War Hero. Now, Robert Smalls Is Getting a Statue in South Carolinahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/he-escaped-slavery-and-became-a-civil-war-hero-now-robert-smalls-is-getting-a-statue-in-south-carolina-180985324/A special committee has until January 15 to finalize the design, location and funding for a monument that will be erected on the lawn of the South Carolina State HouseThu, 24 Oct 2024 19:19:48 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/he-escaped-slavery-and-became-a-civil-war-hero-now-robert-smalls-is-getting-a-statue-in-south-carolina-180985324/