All posts tagged "antebellum"
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4.8KBusiness and LaborJohn William Sterling, a Well-Respected Man With a Secret
John William Sterling was a corporate lawyer during the Gilded Age, a conservative, upper-class businessman, the kind of man the Kinks describe...
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12.3K3New HampshireThe Canaan Mob Destroys the Noyes Academy, Foreshadowing the Civil War
In 1834 a group of New Hampshire abolitionists decided to establish a school for black students. At first, Noyes Academy seemed relatively...
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11.1K1Religion and Social MovementsA Rhode Islander in England, 1828, Is Shocked By English Drinking Habits
America’s drinking habits were changing for the better as the new country passed its 50th anniversary, at least according to a Rhode...
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7.9K2Arts and LeisureJosh Billings, The Funny Man Who Showed Mark Twain the Way
Josh Billings was one of America’s most popular funny man until his comic heir, Mark Twain, came along. He was a ‘platform...
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27.8K10MassachusettsCrispus Attucks, ‘The First To Defy, The First To Die’ in the Boston Massacre
On the wintry night of March 5, 1770, a tall, angry sailor named Crispus Attucks led a resentful mob of civilians in a fight...
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6.1K12MassachusettsThe Rev. William Bentley, on the Alert for Salem Fires in January
At the turn of the 19th century, the Rev. William Bentley was constantly on the alert for Salem fires. Unlike many townspeople...
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