As expected, your Missouri History Museum’s exquisite exhibit Lee and Grant is sparking the kind of discussion about the iconic generals, the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln and slavery that ...
In 1854, Sen. Stephen Douglas forced the Kansas-Nebraska Act through Congress. The bill, which repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820, also opened up a good portion of the Midwest to the possible ...
Historian Richard Hofstadter was a well-known progressive, but his take on Abraham Lincoln certainly differs from the ...
This interview was originally broadcast on October 11, 2010. In 1854, Sen. Stephen Douglas forced the Kansas-Nebraska Act through Congress. The bill, which repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820, ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! H.W. Brands discussed the history of American slavery from the nation's founding through 1860 as part of a virtual symposium that was hosted by ...
The April 1847 Eighth Circuit Court was in session in Tremont, and two men charged with harboring fugitive slaves were on trial. The tall, gangly young lawyer defending them — considered a rising star ...
Apple TV+ is working on a new four-part documentary series titled Lincoln’s Dilemma that promises a fresh exploration of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and the complex journey to end slavery. Based on ...
Apple TV+’s “Lincoln’s Dilemma,” the four-part saga of Abraham Lincoln’s efforts to deal with the issue of slavery, comes richly detailed both in its portrait of the president’s character and that of ...
Editor’s note: The following lightly edited excerpt is from Chicago writer Edward Robert McClelland’s new book, “Chorus of the Union: How Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas Set Aside Their Rivalry to ...
A continual torment -- The first American martyr -- A difficult year -- A field of blood -- The distant goal -- The African mirage -- The Constitutional rag -- The ameliorative President -- Soft ...
MSNBC host compares guns to slavery: ‘Lincoln was criticized for moving too slowly’ to ‘end slavery’
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough praised the bipartisan gun control plan made in the Senate on Sunday, comparing the actions to Abraham Lincoln ending slavery. Opening Monday’s "Morning Joe," co-host Mika ...
2017-01-29T20:00:01-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/3b0/20170129201925003_hd.jpgSidney Blumenthal spoke about the political forces that shaped President Lincoln ...
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