So, this week marks the celebration of Juneteenth, which is still a fairly new holiday for me and my family. And all the Juneteenth parties and remembrances reminded me of an article my uncle sent me ...

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MIAMI - During the Civil War, Florida was part of the Confederate States of America. However, Key West was not under the control of the Confederacy and the city's 450 slaves were freed before the end ...

It has become fashionable in some circles to liken the Republican Party to the Southern Confederacy—the same Confederacy created out of the throes of sectionalism and secession to preserve racial ...

This video explores a speculative scenario regarding the hypothetical restoration of the Confederacy in the modern era, focusing on the potential political and military consequences of such an event.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Confederate symbols, specifically for flags, are causing a lot of controversy across the country, and it has people wondering about the history of Arkansas' flag. Let's take a look ...

The nationwide protests against racial injustice and police brutality have quite literally seen potent symbols of the United States’ checkered history toppled from their pedestals. Statues, monuments ...

Howell Raines calls it the most amazingly counterintuitive fact in all of Civil War history: “White volunteers from the Alabama hills helped Sherman burn Atlanta.” A mounted regiment of nearly 3,000 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some southern states are observing a holiday celebrating the Confederacy — one day after President Donald Trump announced on ...