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Nikki Haley clarifies stance on Civil War, addresses slavery question

Presidential candidate Nikki Haley addresses questions on the cause of the Civil War, emphasizing freedom and individual rights while dealing with campaign...

Top News · Dec 28, 2023

Scholar explains why Trump disqualified

People cannot substitute force, violence or intimidation for persuasion, coalition building and voting

Salon · Dec 20, 2023

The idea of a national African American museum went back 100 years before its opening

The museum celebrated the 20th anniversary of legislation that funded it this week, but it can trace its origins back to Black veterans who fought for the Union Army in the Civil War.

WEKU · Dec 20, 2023

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Why 14th Amendment bars Trump from office: A constitutional law scholar explains principle behind Colorado Supreme Court ruling

In 2024, former President Donald Trump will face some of his greatest challenges: criminal court cases, primary opponents and constitutional challenges to his eligibility to hold the office of president again. The Colorado Supreme Court has pushed that latter piece to the forefront, ruling on Dec. 19, 2023, that Trump…

The Conversation · Dec 20, 2023

Book Review: 'Soldier of Destiny' traces Ulysses S. Grant's complicated route before the White House

Historian John Reeves examines Ulysses S

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023

House votes to censure Rep. Jamaal Bowman for pulling fire alarm

Since January, the chamber has seen the removal of a member from a committee, the first ouster of a speaker in history and the expulsion of a lawmaker for only the third time since the Civil War.

WEKU · Dec 8, 2023

In America, national parks are more than scenic − they’re sacred. But they were created at a cost to Native Americans

Abraham Lincoln has an almost saintly place in U.S. history: the “Great Emancipator” whose leadership during the Civil War preserved the Union and abolished slavery.

The Conversation · Nov 20, 2023

Gettysburg tells the story of more than a battle − the military park shows what national ‘reconciliation’ looked like for decades after the Civil War

On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln traveled to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to dedicate a cemetery at the site of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Four months before, about 50,000 soldiers had been killed, wounded or captured at the Battle of Gettysburg, later seen as a turning point in…

The Conversation · Nov 17, 2023

Searching for the perfect republic: Eric Foner on the 14th amendment – and if it might stop Trump

The Pulitzer-winning historian of the civil war and Reconstruction considers one way in which some hope the former president can be stopped from retaking office

The Guardian - US · Nov 15, 2023

Right-wing fake history is nothing new

We're a Christian nation! The Civil War wasn't about slavery! Fighting Hitler was a mistake! The lies run deep

Salon · Nov 4, 2023

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WEKU · Sep 25, 2023

5 things to know about the 14th Amendment effort to block Trump from the presidency

Some legal scholars and activists say an obscure provision of the Constitution, dating back to just after the Civil War, should disqualify Donald Trump from a second White House term.

Salon · Sep 13, 2023

PragerU rewrites the Civil War, Jan. 6

Abraham Lincoln is portrayed making arguments that sound like modern Proud Boys begging a judge for forgiveness

Al Jazeera · Sep 8, 2023

What’s the 14th Amendment and can it block Trump’s 2024 presidential bid?

Scholars say the US Constitution could bar the ex-president from holding public office for engaging in insurrection.

Reason · Aug 11, 2023

New Article on Insurrection, Rebellion, and Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment

Michael Stokes Paulsen and I have a new draft article: The Sweep and Force of Section Three, that is forthcoming in the Pennsylvania Law Review. Here is the abstract: Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment forbids holding office by former office holders who then participate in insurrection or rebellion. Because…

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The Conversation · Aug 2, 2023

America is on the brink of another civil war, this one fuelled by Donald Trump

The indictment of former United States president Donald Trump on charges he tried to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election is the most serious test of America’s experiment in constitutional government since December 1860, when the state of South Carolina seceded from the Union and set in motion…

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2023

Memory of fallen National Army soldiers ‘rehabilitated’ as monument unveiled

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tanaiste Micheal Martin attended the ceremony at Glasnevin cemetery in Dublin.

Salon · Jul 30, 2023

1849 law restricting women's health care

The state’s original abortion law was passed before the Civil War, when women could not vote or own property

Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2023

James Lee Burke talks about Clete Purcel, the Civil War and more

When I ask author James Lee Burke whether the rumor is true that he’s finally written a novel devoted to his brawling, beloved character Clete Purcel, he laughs heartily and pumps his fists in the air.

The Conversation · Jun 28, 2023

Americans in former Confederate states more likely to say violent protest against government is justified, 160 years after Gettysburg

Over the July Fourth long weekend, people will pour into the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to commemorate the 160th anniversary of one of the deadliest battles in U.S. history.

Tribune News Service · Jun 14, 2023

Editorial: Here’s why Gov. DeSantis is wrong. Fort Bragg needed a new name

Braxton Bragg was a slave-owning racist and failed military leader, sometimes described as the worst general of the Civil War. The question should be, why would anyone name a military base after him in the first place? Nevertheless, Gov. Ron DeSantis is defending him.

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023

Americans are drinking alcohol at levels not seen since the Civil War, report says

Women may be to blame for increasing levels of alcohol consumption in the US

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