Smithsonian Magazine

Civil War Artifacts in the Smithsonian

A survey of Civil War artifacts in the Smithsonian’s collections would not be complete without one of the most cherished pieces at the National Museum of American History—a top hat worn by Abraham ...
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From Civil War to World war: African American Soldiers and the Roots of the Civil Rights Movement

Salter, Krewasky A. 2019. "From Civil War to World war: African American Soldiers and the Roots of the Civil Rights Movement." In We Return Fighting: World War I and the Shaping of Modern Black ...

Slavery’s brutal reality shocked Northerners before the Civil War − and is being whitewashed today by the White House

Abolitionists used hard facts to counter pro-slavery propaganda, forcing indifferent Americans to face ugly realities.
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Fun with Flags: Civil War Battle Communication

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Flags do more than just represent your country. They are used for communication too! Learn how they were used at the Battle of Antietam during the ...

What ‘The American Revolution’ Says About Our Cultural Battles

In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the war for independence was also a civil war. Amid a bitter fight over history, its ...