As NC History Center in Fayetteville nears milestone, historian raises questions about mission
A historian raises concerns as the NC History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation & Reconstruction in Fayetteville moves ...
Smithsonian Magazine19d
From the Antebellum South to the Civil Rights Movement, Black American Women Have Long Told Their Stories Through Quilts
In a new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery, over 30 works showcase the significance of this ...
Christianity Today24d
In 19th-Century America, Two ‘Christian Nations’ Took Up Arms
Ultimately, he presents the Civil War as a profoundly religious crisis ... echoing the tensions that split denominations in the antebellum era. The Christians of Lincoln’s day might not ...
Richmond12d
Letter: History teaches America is no place for a 'king'
Maybe I took it for granted, being raised in Virginia and steeped in Colonial, revolutionary, antebellum, Civil War, Reconstruction and 19th-century history. Maybe it’s because I was raised in ...
A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects
Poynor’s talent for craft and his improbable rise to prominence is one of ten beautifully illustrated essays in A Short ...
New historical marker unveiled at site of former 'Columbia Female Institute'
The institute was established in 1834 by a group of Episcopalian families and offered a curriculum in geology, chemistry and ...
The war on DEI is an old American story
The dream of a more inclusive, fair and just America is under attack — again. The upheavals roiling us today, though not ...
Will the Supreme Court kill birthright citizenship? It's a question of history vs. loyalty
President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to prop up a January executive order ending birthright citizenship in the ...
The Bradford Era12d
'Round the Square: Not lost in translation
LATIN: Did you learn Latin in school? So many of us didn’t, and we were surprised at the number of Latin terms co-opted into the English language.
News and Tribune5d
Underground Railroad history tours Saturday at Town Clock Church
Are you curious about the Underground Railroad history in our metro community? Tours of the historic Underground Railroad ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press16d
Walker County African American Museum and Cultural Center highlights all cultures’ history
Most of the history told of Northwest Georgia and Walker County regards the Antebellum and Civil War eras, Foster said. At county events, she said, African Americans would be asked to come dressed ...