A new exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will be open to the public on Friday. On Thursday, the ...

The American Civil War left many lasting scars in the national psyche, which helps to explain why it has repeatedly proved to ...

A living historian brings the past to life for contemporary Americans by portraying historical figures at public events such as our long-defunct Heritage Days festival. Such a person visited my ...

Information on the Civil War is well-known, but what about some of the factors that led to its start? This week, we examine ...

Juneteenth is America's best-known emancipation celebration—but not its only one.

In his address, Lincoln called on the assemblage to dedicate themselves to the “unfinished business” of ending the war, preserving the Union, and vanquishing slavery. On November 19, 1863, Abraham ...

As Black History Month begins, the Blairsville Underground Railroad Museum shares the stories of slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction and beyond — through the lens of Indiana County. Denise Jennings ...

MIDWAY, Ga., (WSAV) – For some, the search for knowledge leads to unlikely places. “I came here on this quest looking for something. But what I came looking for was looking for me, too.” That is the ...

The history of slavery in America is one of the most documented, studied, and also most misunderstood subjects in the American story. Most of us absorbed some version of it in school, maybe reinforced ...

In the spring of 1861, the United States stood at its breaking point. For years, tensions between North and South had ...

On Nov. 19, 1863, then-President Abraham Lincoln delivered a powerful 272-word speech, later known as the Gettysburg Address, dedicating a new cemetery on the site of the bloody Civil War battlefield.

On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered a powerful 272-word speech, later known as the Gettysburg Address, dedicating a new cemetery on the site of the bloody Civil War battlefield. While many ...