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America’s Struggle for Moral Coherence

The problem of how to reconcile irreconcilable values is what led to the Civil War. It hasn’t gone away.
by Andrew Delbanco via The Atlantic on November 12, 2018
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Stop Worrying About a Second Civil War

Predictions of society coming undone reflect deep anxieties over the divisions roiling the country, but these professed fears about our future actually provide hope.
by Jason Phillips via Made By History on October 12, 2018

What the Name "Civil War" Tells Us-- and Why it Matters

Today’s battles over Confederate iconography emerge, in part, out of the failure to address the centrality of slavery to the war.
by Gaines M. Foster via Muster on September 11, 2018

Today’s Eerie Echoes of the Civil War

We may not be in the midst of a war today, but the progress of democracy in this country is still tied to the rights of its most vulnerable citizens.
by Manisha Sinha via New York Review of Books on March 6, 2018
Painting of a slave auction.

Teaching Hard History

A new study suggests that high school students lack a basic knowledge of the role slavery played in shaping the United States.
via Southern Poverty Law Center on January 31, 2018
Ed Ayers next to the cover of his book, "The Thin Light of Freedom."
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The Thin Light of Freedom

On this episode of BackStory, Brian sits down with Ed to talk about a project of his that’s been twenty-five years in the making.
via BackStory on November 17, 2017

Trump Sounds Ignorant of History. But Racist Ideas Often Masquerade as Ignorance.

The White House's fumbling about slavery and the Civil War fits a long pattern in American politics.
by Ibram X. Kendi via Washington Post on November 13, 2017

Confederate Revisionist History

Americans should not honor a revolt to uphold slavery with monuments or florid displays.
by Douglas Massey via Public Books on November 8, 2017

Still Worrying about The Civil War

John Kelly's statement about the Civil War is not surprising, but they are a reminder that we should still be worrying about the Civil War.
by Adam I. P. Smith via Adam I. P. Smith: Historian on November 2, 2017

The South Only Embraced States' Rights as It Lost Control of the Federal Government

For decades, slaveholders were powerfully committed to the Union. That changed when Washington stopped protecting their interests.
by W. Caleb McDaniel via The Atlantic on November 1, 2017
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The North Tried Compromise. The South Chose War.

The South's insistence upon protecting and spreading slavery caused the Civil War.
by Carole Emberton via Made By History on November 1, 2017

Let’s Relitigate the Civil War

There can be no "compromise" with the false view of America's past from Trumpists and pop historians alike.
by Jeet Heer via The New Republic on November 1, 2017
Beginnning of the Constitution of the Confederate States of America.

The Decision to Secede and Establish the Confederacy

A selection of primary sources compiled by the American Historical Association.
via American Historical Association on November 1, 2017
Protester with a sign that reads "Save our Monuments"

Pondering the Question of Confederate Honor

Yes, honorable men can fight for dishonorable causes.
by David French via National Review on November 1, 2017

John Kelly Calls Robert E. Lee An ‘Honorable Man’ and Says ‘Lack of Compromise’ Caused The Civil War

The White House chief of staff set off a firestorm Monday after his comments on the Confederate general.
by Eli Rosenberg, Cleve R. Wootson Jr. via Washington Post on October 31, 2017

Civil War Life in all its Day-to-Day Contrasts

In his latest work of history, Edward Ayers captures daily life along with the military and political moves.
by James Oakes via Washington Post on October 27, 2017

How Southern Socialites Rewrote Civil War History

The United Daughters of the Confederacy altered the South’s memory of the Civil War.
by Coleman Lowndes via Vox on October 25, 2017
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How the American Civil War Shaped Marxism

Although Karl Marx never saw the U.S., he thought long and hard about how it fit into his theory, especially during the Civil War.
by Matthew Wills, Robert Weiner, Gerald Runkle via JSTOR Daily on October 24, 2017

Confederacy: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

John Oliver reflects on the history of Confederate monuments.
by John Oliver via Last Week Tonight on October 8, 2017

Defenders Of Confederate Monuments Keep Trying To Erase History

Claims that the Confederacy didn't fight to uphold slavery are disputed by Confederate generals themselves.
by Adam H. Domby via HuffPost on September 15, 2017
W. E. B. DuBois testifying to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

No Excuses for a Racist Murderer

A 1928 essay by W.E.B. DuBois on the legacy of Robert E. Lee.
via In These Times on August 22, 2017
Violence during the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville on August 12, 2017.

America's Deadly Divide - and Why it Has Returned

Civil War historian David Blight reflects on America’s Disunion – then and now.
by David W. Blight via The Guardian on August 20, 2017

Tear Down the Confederates’ Symbols

The battle against the remnants of Confederate sentiment is a battle against both white supremacy and class rule.
by Tyler Zimmer via Jacobin on August 16, 2017

A Confederate Statue Is Gone, But the Fight Remains in Durham

The city isn't rushing to put it back up.
by Nash Jenkins via TIME on August 15, 2017

How Charleston Celebrated Its Last July 4 Before the Civil War

As the South Carolina city prepared to break from the Union, its people swung between nostalgia and rebellion.
by Paul Starobin via What It Means to Be American on June 29, 2017

Mr. President, You're Right About Andrew Jackson

If Jackson's presidency had been later, he may have prevented the Civil War.
by Daniel Ruddy via Newsmax on May 6, 2017

The Battle Over Confederate Heritage Month

A Southern governor proclaimed April Confederate Heritage Month. Will slavery be mentioned?
by Erin Blakemore, Carl R. Weinberg via JSTOR Daily on April 14, 2017
The inauguration of Abraham Lincoln in 1861.

The Most Contentious Presidential Transition in American History

Was Abraham Lincoln's the most tumultuous presidential transition in American history?
by Jon Grinspan, James M. McPherson, Peter Feuerherd, Frederic Bancroft via JSTOR Daily on November 22, 2016

The Split Personality of Ken Burns’s “The Civil War”

The documentary's accommodation of the Lost Cause narrative may have left viewers with a skewed understanding of the conflict.
by Kevin M. Levin via Civil War Memory on August 31, 2015

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
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