Civil War
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Mississippi has not elected a Democratic senator since 1982, and Colom would be its first Black senator since the Reconstruction era following the American Civil War.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
In the decade following the Civil War and the passage of the 14th and 15th Amendments, Black people began to participate fully in civil society.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026
The whitewashed building, which has been here since the days of the American Civil War, rises from the surrounding scrub and sits about 200 yards from the Rio Grande river itself.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
One of his earliest breakout roles was in the 1989 Civil War film “Glory.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
John Marion Smith had served in the Union Army as a teenager, marching with General Sherman in the Civil War.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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