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A historian of the conflict traces the path to disunion in the 1850s — and the lessons it holds for our own era of deep division. Credit...U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021: Jon Cherry/Getty Images.

David Sim is the Associate Picture Editor at Newsweek (London). His responsibilities include managing the website's image gallery content and producing captivating photo reports on global news events.