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Trump: Civil War mishandled by Lincoln

Hundreds of thousands of people died in the Civil War. Trump seems to think he can negotiate that down

Salon

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross sewed her first

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often credited with sewing the first United States national flag

The Independent UK

A Virginia museum found 4 Confederate soldiers' remains. It's trying to identify them

Archaeologists in Virginia are trying to identify the remains of four Confederate soldiers who were killed in the Civil War

The Independent UK

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‘Need answers’: Will Sri Lanka’s Tamils find war closure under Dissanayake?

Tamils commemorating loved ones lost or ‘disappeared’ during the civil war are still waiting for answers.

Al Jazeera

Mass graves of Black Union soldiers slaughtered by Confederate guerrillas possibly identified in Kentucky

Archaeologists have identified two potential mass graves of Black Union soldiers who were targeted by Confederate guerrillas in the Civil War.

LiveScience

Land reparations are possible − and over 225 US communities are already working to make amends for slavery and colonization

Ever since the United States government’s unfulfilled promise of giving every newly freed Black American “40 acres and a mule” after the Civil War, descendants of the enslaved have repeatedly proposed the idea of redistributing land to redress the nation’s legacies of slavery.

The Conversation

A new museum in Texas tells the life stories of Medal of Honor recipients

A new museum is opening in Texas highlighting the lives and service of Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War to the global war on terrorism

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The US has pardoned insurrectionists twice before – and both times, years of violent racism followed

Donald Trump is the third U.S. president to pardon a large group of insurrectionists. His clemency toward those convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection – including seditious conspiracy and assaults on police officers – was different in key ways from the two previous efforts, by Andrew…

The Conversation

South Carolina statue honoring Black hero Robert Smalls will stare down a segregationist

A group studying where to put South Carolina’s first Statehouse monument to an individual African American has decided Robert Smalls’ statue should be staring down a notorious white supremacist

The Independent UK

‘Yellowstone’ highlights Montana’s long-forgotten connection to the Confederacy

The Conversation

What Trump might do in his second presidency and what it could mean for democracy

There is nothing more dangerous than an autocrat who has managed to dupe the public into thinking that they are good at managing the economy, or are the key to maintaining security. That the Trump years saw reasonable levels of economic and job growth while inflation stayed under control, helped…

The Conversation

Diners at restaurant where Lincoln assassination was planned think US is as divided now as the Civil War

Mary Surratt, the building’s owner, would become the first woman executed by the US federal government

The Independent UK

Guns, militia and social media amplify the risks of political violence during the US election

Political violence is hardly new to America. Since the country’s inception, gunmen have shaped its political landscape, from the Civil War to the Ku Klux Klan, to high-profile assassinations and the bombing of federal buildings. Yet the threat of political violence has deepened in recent years and intensified during the…

The Conversation

How a newspaper revolution sparked protesters and influencers, disinformation and the Civil War

There’s one question I get every time I give a talk. I’m a curator of political history at the Smithsonian Institution, and when I discuss the deep history of political division in our country, someone in the audience always asserts that we can’t possibly compare past divisions to the present,…

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Meeting traumatised Lebanese residents as they flee Israeli strikes in south

It's the deadliest conflict that Lebanon has experienced since the end of the civil war in 1990. In the space of just a few days, Israeli air strikes have killed more than 1,000 people and left thousands wounded, with civilians making up a large part of the casualties. The violence…

France 24

Lebanon's ex-central bank chief arrested over alleged financial crimes

Lebanon's former central bank governor, Riad Salameh, has been arrested in Beirut. Once lauded for reviving the country's economy after the civil war, Salameh's later years in office were marred by allegations of financial crimes including embezzlement and money laundering. Plus, the trial against Martin Winterkorn, the former CEO of…

The Conversation

How the 14th Amendment prevents state legislatures from subverting popular presidential elections

Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election not only failed, but some of them also rested on a misreading of the U.S. Constitution, as our new analysis argues. The relevant constitutional provision dates back to just after the Civil War, and contemporaries recognized it as…

The Conversation

Lebanon has made survival an art form, after decades of war and unrest

I first visited Lebanon in 1978, three years into the civil war and six years before Theodore Ell was born. I mention this because, despite the fact our experiences of this fascinating country were at different times, his impressions and judgements in his excellent new book Lebanon Days – which…

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Kevin Costner's 'Horizon: An American Saga' Chapter 1 Streaming

Kevin Costner's 'Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1' premieres on HBO Max, offering a fresh perspective on the Civil War era with a star-studded cast.

The Independent UK

Biden to bestow Medal of Honor on two Civil War heroes who helped hijack a train in confederacy

President Joe Biden is awarding the Medal of Honor for “conspicuous gallantry” to a pair of Union soldiers who stole a locomotive deep in Confederate territory during the Civil War and drove it north for 87 miles as they destroyed railroad tracks and telegraph lines

WEKU

Arizona says century-old abortion ban can be enforced; EPA limits 'forever chemicals'

Arizona's Supreme Court says an abortion ban passed during the Civil War should be the law of the land today. The EPA is putting limits on PFAS in drinking water.

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Danielle Brooks discovers ancestor fought for freedom during Civil War

Discovering her family's deep history, actress Danielle Brooks learns that one of her ancestors enlisted in the Union army during the Civil War.

Reason

"Seven Questions on Section 3: A Response to Professor Kurt Lash"

A reply to Prof. Kurt Lash's response to the brief by Profs. Akhil Amar & Vikram Amar.

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Nikki Haley's SNL appearance sparks backlash for political favoritism

Nikki Haley's appearance on SNL sparks backlash as she is questioned on the Civil War and criticized for lack of screen time for other candidates.

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Nikki Haley admits lack of knowledge on Civil War causes

Nikki Haley faces tough questions on SNL as Ayo Edebiri challenges her knowledge of the main cause of the Civil War in a town hall sketch.

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