The Surprising Pro-Slavery Reason Why George Washington Rejected Black Soldiers During the Revolutionary War

Ken Burns' new six-episode docuseries 'The American Revolution' looks at the attitude George Washington had toward allowing ...

Slavery’s brutal reality shocked Northerners before the Civil War − and is being whitewashed today by the White House

Abolitionists used hard facts to counter pro-slavery propaganda, forcing indifferent Americans to face ugly realities.
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Another View: Recalling America’s pre-Civil War struggle with slavery

On Nov. 19, 1863, then-President Abraham Lincoln delivered a powerful 272-word speech, later known as the Gettysburg Address, ...

What ‘The American Revolution’ Says About Our Cultural Battles

In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the war for independence was also a civil war. Amid a bitter fight over history, its ...
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Debunking Civil War and Slavery Myths Americans Still Believe

Explore the truths behind Civil War and slavery myths that persist in America and understand the real history behind them.

Appeal to find 'lost' American Civil War veteran from Hull to pay tribute to his service

The Sons of Union Veterans of the American Civil War hope readers can help them find George M Green who lived in Hull in the ...

‘The American Revolution’ presents a fresh picture of America’s complex founding

Ken Burns, with co-directors Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, gives us an in-depth look at the war for independence that ...

African American Civil War soldier honored with trail head in Oak Ridge

Elijah Wood was an enslaved soldier who fought for the Union in the Civil War and served in the first United States Colored ...
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Commentary: America's pre-Civil War struggle with slavery

Gettysburg Address, the fight against slavery and the battle for freedom provide historical perspective on principles of the Revolution and practice of slavery ...