Author Robert Watson provided a short overview about the Civil War during the summer of 1864 and the near invasion of Washington, D.C., by Confederate forces. The National Civil War Museum in ...
Abolitionists used hard facts to counter pro-slavery propaganda, forcing indifferent Americans to face ugly realities.
An in-depth look at the premiere episode of Ken Burns’ latest documentary The American Revolution. We examine the pivotal ...
On July 17, the Liberty brought two Connecticut-based ships into Newport Harbor, accusing their captains of customs ...
Charles Hopkins aided escaped slaves on the Underground Railroad and survived a notorious POW camp. He was one of nine ...
C olonel Robert Gould Shaw was the 25-year-old leader of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, one of the first official African ...