Slavery Abolition

Yes, President Trump, Robert E. Lee was a great American general, who attended West Point, led American soldiers to victory as a commander in the Mexican War and was beloved by his men Until 1862, that is, when he turned traitor and gave up his commission in…

The years from 1815 to 1845 are usually called the Jacksonian Era, but no one person can define the lives of millions. If someone could, the better icon for that age might be Samuel Morse, who invented the most transformative, revolutionary device of the enti…

Extralegal violence committed by white men in the name of patriotism is a founding tradition of the United States. It is unbearably fitting that the original Patriot landmark, the Liberty Tree in Boston, sported a noose, and inspired earliest use of the metap…

Since the days when early humans first organized themselves into groups for mutual protection and assistance, human societies have imposed rules intended to keep order. As societies evolved, those rules were written down and became systems of laws. A societys…

At the dedication for the Lincoln Memorial, President Harding portrayed Lincoln as the president who maintained union and nationality rather than the president who ended slavery. Changing the monument’s meaning took political struggle. Nicolaus Mills &sq…

The Civil War which ended in 1865, demolished slavery and emancipated four million human beings. What happened next in the South remains largely unknown to most Americans. In a recent poll of high school graduates, only 20 percent had even heard of Reconstruc…

Skip to comments. Today's Quotefall Puzzle by Abraham LincolnSelf-Published | 4/22/2019 | Self-Published Posted on 04/22/2019 1:44:21 PM PDT by GOP Congress Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by Abraham Lincoln. Click image for full size renditi…

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of theClimate Desk collaboration. West Jefferson, Alabama, a somnolent town of around 420 people northwest of Birmingham, was an unlikely venue to seize the national imaginati…

(Pixabay) On the day after the Mueller report, take time to ponder some more important things.Today is . . . the day after Mueller Report Day! And a few other things. This is Good Friday, the most somber day in the Christian calendar, when Christians remem…

Today is . . . the day after Mueller Report Day! And a few other things. This is Good Friday, the most somber day in the Christian calendar, when Christians remember the crucifixion of Jesus. At sunset, Jews will begin the celebration of Passover, when they…