Maryland, though a slave-holding state, did not secede from the Union and attempted to maintain neutrality during the Civil War. The song was a full-throated defense of the Confederacy.
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The Battle of Medina was fought just south of San Antonio in 1813. But no one is exactly sure where the battle site is located. But that may soon change. -
Barbara Johns led a student strike in 1951 that became part of the foundation for Brown v. Board of Education.
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Though George Floyd's death renewed calls to remove Confederate monuments, some cities formally decided to protect them.
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A downtown San Antonio monument to the war dead of the Confederacy is being targeted for removal.The monument in Travis Park is inscribed “Lest We Forget…
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This is John Huddleston, the writer and creator of This Week in the Civil War. I want to thank the many professionals at Texas Public Radio for their kind…
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This is John Huddleston. The writer, creator of This Week in the Civil War. Since March of 2011, its been my distinct pleasure to write vignettes on the…
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Andrew Johnson, Tennessee Unionist, vice president, and president after Lincoln’s assassination favored a liberal Reconstruction policy after the war.…
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Ulysses Grant, commander of all Union forces during the war, assumed a similar post in the war’s aftermath and had to deal with both Maximilian and the…
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George Armstrong Custer developed a reputation during the Civil War as a flamboyant, yet highly effective Union cavalry commander who personally led his…
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Confederate General Joseph Johnston struggled financially after the war. He became president of a small railroad company until 1868, when he then…
