Civil War
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After the Civil War, Congress began building a multiracial democracy in the United States.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
The question was an urgent one to Americans amid the rising tensions leading up to the Civil War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
On Aug. 21 the Pentagon fired the publisher, editor-in-chief and a reporter at Stars and Stripes, the military newspaper that has been reporting on American troops since the Civil War.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
When the Civil War broke out, the area revealed itself to be “a border county in a border state,” as the local historical museum puts it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Garfield rejoiced as the Civil War ended in spring 1865, but Lincoln’s assassination shocked him.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
