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Journalist Christopher Dickey has written a new book that looks at slavery through the eyes of a British agent in Charleston, S.C.
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The nation pauses Monday to mark Memorial Day and honor the thousands of soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who made the ultimate sacrifice for this…
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During the University of Oklahoma’s 2014 “Teach-In on the Civil War,” each speaker gathered on stage for a panel discussion about Freedom in America and…
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Historian Allen Guelzo calls the Emancipation Proclamation “the single most sweeping presidential action in American history.” It dealt with slavery in a…
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Over the past six decades, dozens of scholarly surveys have attempted to rank the terms of U.S presidents. Beginning with Arthur Schlesinger’s poll in…
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The first two major American military conflicts produced some of the most important art of the 18th and 19th centuries. John Trumbull’s portraits of the…
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A little over a month before his assassination, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address as the Civil War drew to a close.Audience…
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Three political scientists who study the politics of southern states in the U.S. say shifts in population from rural areas to urban centers could help…