civil war – Page 5 – People's World

Confederate flags, monuments, going down in wake of massacre

June 26, 2015 By Susan Webb

Politicians across the South are distancing themselves from the Confederate battle flag, but tributes to slaveocracy and its racist legacy persist around the country.

S. Carolina leaders call for removing Confederate flag from statehouse grounds

June 22, 2015 By Combined Sources

The Confederate flag features prominently in photos of the white youth arrested and charged with the murders.

Historians: History is more than an academic exercise

April 21, 2015 By Tony Pecinovsky

"History shapes and molds our perceptions of our past, present and future; it informs and builds a narrative: it provides lessons applicable to today's reality."

Today in history: The Civil War ends

April 9, 2015 By Special to People’s World

The death toll is estimated at perhaps as many as 750,000, out of a total U.S. population of only 30 million at the time.

Today in labor history: Lincoln tells advisors about Emancipation Proclamation

July 22, 2014 By Teresa Albano

In the wake of the Emancipation Proclamation victory came a great momentum that led to the Union's war victory, 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments and Reconstruction.