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# slavery
Civil War
This Day In History: The South Reacts to Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation (1863)
On this date in history, news of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation reaches the Southern States. Pro-Confederate newspapers react with horror at the…
Civil War
This Day In History: John Brown Is Hanged (1859)
On this date in 1859 in Charles Town, Virginia, John Brown is executed. He had been found guilty of treason,…
Civil War
And The South Rose: 4 Hypothetical Scenarios if the Confederacy Won the Civil War
As much fun as it is to discuss historical facts, it is arguably more fun to imagine different hypothetical outcomes.…
General
This Day In Histroy: The Mason-Dixon Line Is Established (1767)
On this day in 1767, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon ended their survey. They had surveyed the boundary between the…