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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.

South Sudan facing famine crisis

April 11, 2014 By Brian McAfee

Over 3.7 million people in this new African nation of 11 million are at severe risk of starvation, and a UN official coordinating humanitarian aid in South Sudan says "we're in a race against time."