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Enslaved people being marched from Virginia to Tennessee.

Retracing Slavery's Trail of Tears

America's forgotten migration – the journeys of a million African-Americans from the tobacco South to the cotton South

by Edward Ball via Smithsonian on November 1, 2015

The Civil War Isn’t Over

More than 150 years after Appomattox, Americans are still fighting over the great issues at the heart of the conflict.

by David W. Blight via The Atlantic on April 8, 2015

Frederick Douglass.

"What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?"

Frederick Douglass’ 1852 speech is widely known as one of the greatest abolitionist speeches ever.

via BackStory on July 7, 2014

150 Years of Misunderstanding the Civil War

As the 150th of the Battle of Gettysburg approaches, it's time to question the popular account of a war that tore apart the nation.

by Tony Horwitz via The Atlantic on June 19, 2013

Paul Philippoteaux's cyclorama of the Battle of Gettysburg depicting the Union and Confederate armies fighting.

The Great Illusion of Gettysburg

How a re-creation of its most famous battle helped erase the meaning of the Civil War.

by Yoni Appelbaum via The Atlantic on February 6, 2012

Origins of Black History Month

Why did Carter G. Woodson choose February, and what was his vision for the annual commemoration?

by Daryl Michael Scott via Association for the Study of African American Life on February 1, 2011

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