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12 Unbelievable Obstacles Black Soldiers in the Civil War Faced
179,000 black men served in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War while a further 19,000 served in the U.S. Navy. As historian Ira Berlin and colleagues put it, black men…
American History
These Famous People had Truly Bad Sides to their Personalities
People are not plaster saints or cartoon characters. As a result, while there are good people out there, and plenty…
American History
The Dark Side of Great Historic Figures
People are complicated. Bad people sometimes do good things, and good people sometimes make mistakes and create major issues. Great…
American History
21 Historical Figures Who Were Super Attractive in their Prime
Thinking about historical figures often conjures up images of wizened old men and women staring gravely out of sepia photographs.…