We have an income tax as opposed to a tariff thanks to a gesture of good will from Yankees to the Old South in 1913 ...

Although “I Am Nobody’s Slave” takes the form of a memoir, Minnesota native Lee Hawkins’ book becomes something bigger: an ...

The general’s campaign through the South is known for its brutality against civilians. For the enslaved who followed his army ...

Black History Month reminds us that it’s an appropriate time to reflect on our nation’s relentless struggles for freedom, especially those courageous people whose heroic efforts advanced the cause of ...

The Old South has risen again, this time through an attempt to repeal birthright citizenship. Students of history might ...

The Civil War Voyage of David Henry White” tells the tale of a free Black man captured during one of the Alabama’s many raids ...

Harriet Tubman was barely 5 feet tall and didn’t have a dime to her name. What she did have was a deep faith and powerful ...

Organized labor and progressive politics do not fail in the South because of some ingrained cultural pathology. They fail ...

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The history of enslaved firefighters offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of relying on involuntary labor to fight ...

While historical tensions have been acknowledged, a shared solidarity and activism highlighted the relationship between ...