A Will to Teach
By Melissa A. Winn In a recent string of Facebook Messenger exchanges—filled with shared images, notes, links, and plenty of appreciative “oohs” and “ahhs” (the kind of conversation many readers
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Shifting Terminology for Enslaved People
As the Civil War transformed the legal and social status of Black Americans, the language used to describe them evolved as well. In 1861, Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler claimed
Lincoln and Religious Nationalism
President Abraham Lincoln’s legacy looms large over our country’s history. During his time in the White House, he proclaimed no less than three days of fasting and humiliation, and six
The Black Phalanx at Benton Barracks: Transforming men of color into U.S. soldiers, late 1863 to early 1864
By Ronald S. Coddington An officer in the 1st Missouri Colored Infantry recalled how recruits for a new regiment marched with “sluggish step and plantation gait” through St. Louis in
Philanthropic Photos: Fundraising during and after the Civil War
By Richard Leisenring Jr. Two significant developments changed dramatically the way Americans consumed information on the eve of the Civil War. The first event came about with the introduction of