This Fort Worth native joined about 90 African Americans who fought in Spain’s civil war
Approximately 90 African Americans have been identified as serving in the Abraham Lincoln Battalion. Unlike the American ...
5 reasons John Bell Hood was the worst Civil War general
If there is one general that could be considered as having single-handedly lost the Civil War for the Confederates, it’s John ...
Long-lost 1915 silent film about Abraham Lincoln found on Long Island
A 1915 movie about the life of Abraham Lincoln, previously thought lost forever, was found on Long Island. “The Heart of ...
Gary Franks: Black history and the Holocaust
In the early 1960s, when I was a little boy, the Ku Klux Klan attacked my family by burning a cross in front of our house, ...
'She thought of herself as the Queen of America': The redemption of Mary Todd Lincoln, the US's most vilified First Lady
Abraham Lincoln's wife was long attacked for everything from her spending to her lack of emotional restraint. But with two ...
A silent movie on Lincoln was thought lost to the ages — until it turned up in Greenport
The film, discovered last summer in a basement archive, sheds light on early 20th century depictions of the Civil War and the ...
When is Presidents Day in Michigan? What to know about the federal holiday
Presidents Day, a federal holiday honoring U.S. presidents, is Feb. 17. What to know about the day, and presidents Washington ...
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Black history and the Jewish Holocaust
Can we learn from the past? We must. Immediately after the Civil War, radical Republicans collaborated with President Abraham Lincoln to assist the newly freed slaves with a program called ...
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A Long-Lost Silent Film About Abraham Lincoln Was Just Rediscovered After More Than 100 Years
"He came up with a startled look on his face and said, 'Joe, I really think we've got something special here.'" In 2024, a ...
‘The Heart of Lincoln': Long-lost early 1900s silent film found on Long Island
The 16mm film is believed to be the only known surviving copy of "The Heart of Lincoln," a silent movie about the life of President Abraham Lincoln.
Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company: 1st bank for freedmen in Shreveport after Civil War
A Shreveport museum is honoring the history of the city’s first bank for freedmen by displaying a special exhibit during ...