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: Emancipation in Washington, D.C.
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…
Historian Seymour Drescher talked about slavery being abolished throughout the British Empire in 1833. He noted that the…
Academic and public historians talked about efforts to include the history of Reconstruction in more historic sites and …