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A panel was held on the secession of South Carolina from the Union on December 20, 1860. South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union, shortly after the 1860 election of Abrah…

One hundred and fifty years after the outbreak of the Civil War, a panel of historians debated whether or not the war could have been avoided. They also responded to questions from members o…

William Freehling talked about two pivotal showdowns in Virginia, the most populous slave state in the south prior to the Civil War: the 1832 General Assembly debate over abolishing slavery …

William Freehling talked about President Andrew Jackson and how his career, thoughts, and actions relate to the origins of the Confederacy and the coming of the Civil War. The unresolved dis…

Panelists analyzed moments, strategies, and actions that determined the outcome of the Civil War. After each author had talked about his book, they responded to questions from members of the…

William Freehling talked about his book The Road to Disunion, Volume II: Secessionists Triumphant, 1854-1861, published by Oxford University Press, USA. The series covers the secessionist mo…