Emancipation During the Civil War
Historian Gary Gallagher argued that the primary motive of the North during the Civil War was to preserve the “Union"-no…
Clip: The Origins of Emancipation
Historian Gary Gallagher argued that the primary motive of the North during the Civil War was to preserve the “Union"-no…
Despite a federal law banning black soldiers from serving in the U.S. Army, they nonetheless fought during the Civil War…
Professor Jenny Wahl argued that the institution of slavery was essentially an economic phenomenon. She used PowerPoint …
This week on The Civil War, two speakers from the U.S. Capitol Historical Society’s 2012 Civil War Symposium. First, aut…