Historians review the problems of re-building a region destroyed by four years of bitter war. "This is a white man's government" "We regard the Reconstruction Acts (so called) of Congress as ...

In the spirit of America’s Black History Month, which is celebrated every February, I am continuing my tradition of writing columns that focus on the unique experiences, trials, and triumphs of Black ...

More from Wes about the causes of the Civil War. What led to the outbreak of the ... especially laws interfering with the South's right to keep slaves and take them wherever they wished.

In the south they celebrated. One Texan newspaper professed itself “thrilled by the death of our oppressor." The American Civil War left a bitter legacy. In the south, burned and devastated ...

South Carolina is erecting its first-ever statue of an African American in honor of a Civil War hero who escaped slavery and ...

Once the arsenal of the Confederacy and a manufacturer of shells during both World Wars, Tredegar ceased operations for good ...

plunging the nation into the Civil War – the bloodiest four years in American history. The Civil War devastated South Carolina’s population and economy, but the state started to see change by ...

The American Civil War Museum actually comprises three sites: The American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar and the White House of the Confederacy can both be found in Richmond, while the ...