York County Vietnam War veterans telling oral histories of their service
The fall of the South Vietnam capital of Saigon on April 30, 1975 — soon to be 50 years ago — effectively spelled the end of ...
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The Ken Burns Effect
Ken Burns is such a fixture of America’s cultural landscape that the tropes of his filmmaking style can be recognized by even ...
Book Review: ‘Lincoln’s Peace’ offers lessons for these times from the Civil War
"Lincoln’s Peace" examines the difficulty in turning wartime victory into solving the political and social problems that led ...
From pulpits to protest, the surprising history of the phrase ‘pride and prejudice’
“When all Pride and Prejudice, all Interests and Designs, being submitted to the Honour of God, and the Discharge of our Duty,” an anonymous clergyman wrote in 1734, “the Holy Scriptures shall again ...
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Lesson Plan: Wives of the Civil War Presidents
This lesson compares the experiences, roles, and legacies of Mary Todd Lincoln and Varina Davis, the wives of the Civil War era presidents. The lesson, which features historian Kelly Hancock speaking ...
As NC History Center in Fayetteville nears milestone, historian raises questions about mission
A historian raises concerns as the NC History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation & Reconstruction in Fayetteville moves ...
Family genealogy leads Greensburg man to ancestor's Civil War battle exploits
John Williams wasn’t a particularly tall man, standing at 5 feet, 6 inches, but he made a big impact after joining the Union ...
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Civil War Roundtable meeting in Shippensburg will discuss leaders in Battle of Antietam
The discussion will examine Union and Confederate leaders who failed to fulfill their duties during the Battle of Antietam.
Federal antisemitism investigation reaction: BU students feel 'comfortable, supported'
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is currently investigating 60 colleges and universities for ...
6 Mass. colleges received letters from Ed. Dept. about alleged antisemitism on campuses
Federal officials say a 60 colleges have been warned they could face “potential enforcement actions” over alleged campus ...
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How Mahmoud Khalil became the face of Trump's crackdown on campus protests
When protests over the Israel-Hamas war took root on Columbia University's campus last spring, Mahmoud Khalil became a ...
Middlebury College among 60 institutions receiving letters related to federal antisemitism investigation
Middlebury College is among 60 schools that received letters from the Office of Civil Rights on Monday; those letters are ...