Explore the truths behind Civil War and slavery myths that persist in America and understand the real history behind them.

The 1860 presidential election, which saw Abraham Lincoln win without Southern support, intensified divisions over slavery ...

As time passes, history often becomes blurred. Stories are retold, facts are altered, and over generations, popular belief ...

North Carolina is spending $60 million to begin construction of a museum dedicated to the Civil War and the failure of ...

The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth Thursday with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black soldiers who went to Galveston, Texas, 160 years ago to tell the last ...

The answer is no. These Critical Questions use core findings from the academic literature on civil wars and political violence to situate recent tragic events and fundamentally challenge the notion ...

As the nation prepares to celebrate Juneteenth, the legacy of thousands of Black Civil War soldiers who once trained in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, will never be forgotten, thanks to the Camp ...

The U.S. is experiencing significant political division following the 2024 presidential election, raising concerns about a potential civil war. Unlike the Civil War of the 1860s, a modern conflict ...

When civics was taught in our public education system, students memorized and later recited passages of many of our nations’ seminal documents — the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and ...