More than 600,000 soldiers died during the American Civil War.
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by Robert Gudmestad, Colorado State University
Curious Kids is a...
The Tennessee State Capitol.
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by Daniel Feller, University of Tennessee
The ghost of the Confederacy hangs heavily over...
by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
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On September 30, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law historic legislation that paves the way for...
For the week of August 5-11
August 5
1865—President Andrew Johnson reverses an order giving land abandoned or confiscated from slave-owning Whites to former Black slaves....
For the week of July 30-August 5
July 30
1863—President Abraham Lincoln issues his famous “eye-for-an-eye” order. The order was basically a threat aimed at stopping...
For the week of April 16-22
April 16
1862—President Abraham Lincoln signs a bill ending slavery in Washington, D.C. Approximately nine months later he would issue...
