Why America’s first Department of Education didn’t last
The brief experiment with a department of education was born in 1867 and enacted by Southern Democrat President Andrew ...
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'The Civil War Comes to Northwest Indiana' to showcase history this weekend
The Kankakee Valley Historical Society will share that and other stories of the Northwest Indiana's contribution to the Civil War this weekend. “The Civil War Comes to Northwest Indiana” will take ...
NewsChannel 3410h
Local filmmaker explores Upstate NY’s role in the Civil War
A local filmmaker is holding open screenings of his original documentary, about Upstate New York’s role in the Underground ...
History Seekers on MSN19h
Civil War Relic Hunting – How to Identify Finds at a Confederate Camp
We step back in history to a Civil War Confederate Camp with reenactors. We take a closer look at their equipment and show ...
Southern Maryland News20h
Professor speaks about Civil War-era alliances
Guest speaker Chandra Manning, professor of U.S. history at Georgetown University, was featured at Daugherty-Palmer Commons ...
GoDanRiver.com21h
After screening of 'The Movement,' panel talks about civil rights era in Danville
A handful of residents who lived through what's known as Bloody Monday in the summer of 1963 assembled Saturday evening for a ...
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Henry Wirz: The Only Confederate Officer to Be Executed for War Crimes After the American Civil War
What does it take to be labeled a war criminal? For Henry Wirz, commanding one of the worst POW camps in history was enough.
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Historic Northampton highlights Slavery and Freedom in Northampton and in the Colonial North
When you think about slavery in the United States you probably think about it happening in the deep south in the 1800’s and causing the Civil War. However, slavery was ...