Without dwelling on it, “Lincoln’s Peace” mentions multiple times another failure during the Civil War that reverberates ...

Historians describe the debate over extending civil rights to former slaves that divided the country after the Civil War. The same issues ... they do pass the Civil Rights Act of 1875.

History will be alive all weekend at Scenic Vista Park in Lisbon. The Shriver Grays Civil War reenacting group is hosting a living history program at the park. The program, which opened at 4 p.m. on ...

Following the Civil War, many Southern states administered literacy tests to prospective voters. However, some states enacted a grandfather clause in the early 1890s. The clause waived literacy ...

Historians describe the violent conditions that prevailed in the American South after the Civil War, as freed slaves ... the sidewalk to let someone else pass. All sorts of local incidents produce ...

The American Civil War Museum actually comprises three sites: The American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar and the White House of the Confederacy can both be found in Richmond, while the ...