All posts tagged "secession"
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1.0KArts and LeisureZouaves and Contrabands: Winslow Homer’s Civil War
Before the Civil War broke out, a military fashion craze from North Africa took hold of the United States. Men, women and...
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8.3K1MassachusettsFrederick Douglass’ Fifth of July Speech Asks ‘What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?’
What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? is the popular name of a speech delivered by Frederick Douglass on the...
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4.8K1ConnecticutConnecticut’s Nathaniel Lyon: The First Hero of the Civil War
Connecticut’s Nathaniel Lyon wasn’t good for much besides fighting, but in 1861 the Union Army needed fighting men/ Lyon was ready for...
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