The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 was a pivotal moment in American history, leading to Southern secession and the Civil ...

This book brings together the introductory essays from the first 4 volumes of the multi-volume work, Freedom, a documentary history of emancipation, 1861-1867. 1. The destruction of slavery, 1861-1865 ...

In this first episode of Kings and Generals’ animated series on the American Civil War, we explore the core causes of the conflict - including slavery, westward expansion, economic tensions, and ...

A: The election of Lincoln came at the end of a 25-year onslaught, increasing in crescendo against the South by outsiders, directed first against slavery, then against slaveholders, then against the ...

A: Now, that period from 1863 through the period of Reconstruction was a period in which traditional race lines were broken down in America. That before the war, the difference between black and white ...

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Paul G. Summers, a lawyer, is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the ...