George Templeton’s Strong’s journal traces a changing world—and his changing mind—throughout the crisis of the Civil War.
Peekskill's annual Lincoln Day celebrates the whistlestop speech President Abraham Lincoln gave in the city 165 years ago.
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How slavery pushed America toward war
The American Civil War didn’t start suddenly in 1861—it was the result of decades of tension slowly tearing the country apart. As the U.S. expanded westward, every new territory reignited the ...
As Abraham Lincoln watched the theatre stage, John Wilkes Booth crept from the shadows behind, drew his derringer pistol, and ...
Samuel J. Seymour was just five years old when he sat in the balcony at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865 and heard the ...
These cartoons about history are great for parents to watch with their kids to explore history in a factual, fun, and ...
This is not a novel problem. During the U.S. Civil War, for example, President Abraham Lincoln handled hostile press coverage with a blunt mix of repression and restraint. His administration shut down ...
History tells us that the language of moral purpose all too often conceals the priorities of power, writes Ibrahim Wagdy ...
Cole Escola’s much-acclaimed play about former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln will tour the states starting this fall.
Modern ‘fire eaters’ revive the language — and tactics — of pre-Civil War resistance to federal law. B etween 1855 and 1859, a guerrilla war broke out in Kansas, ignited by pro-slavery Democrats who ...
Large-scale US war machine gathers in the Middle East, as the carrier strike force USS Abraham Lincoln lurks off the coast ...
White Christian nationalism is widely seen as a partisan movement that only emerged in recent years. But the ideology is as ...
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