Fire-Eaters in Congress in 1860
Eric Walther talked about Congress in 1860. Prior to the Civil War, secessionists in the thirty-sixth Congress worked ac…
Clip: The Emancipation Debate During the Secession Crisis
Eric Walther talked about Congress in 1860. Prior to the Civil War, secessionists in the thirty-sixth Congress worked ac…
Orville Vernon Burton talked about President Lincoln and the problem of secession. Prior to the start of the Civil War, …
Lesley Gordon talked about the First Battle of Bull Run and the ensuing panic in Washington, D.C. She showed slides duri…
Michael Burlingame talked about Abraham Lincoln’s pre-presidential dealings with slavery and his abolitionist tendencies…