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“Like writing history with lightning” a quote from President Woodrow Wilson after watching the movie The Birth of a Nation. After an extremely optimistic attempt to repair a fragmented nation, not even the President of the United states is able to refute the atrocities of the malignant plague at the time called racism and endorsed…

The civil war was a time where our nation was forced todecide whether being “One nation” was truly best for our country. The issue ofslavery had since been a problem or issue for each president before Lincoln. Procrastinationsby congress such as the GAG rule, had put off the issue of slavery, but in 1864tensions had…

In the post-Civil War era, published news was accessible to the citizens of the United States more than it had ever been before, allowing stories to travel across the nation at a rapid pace. In the South during this time period, the Ku Klux Klan was committing horrid acts of violence against Republicans and African…

After the Civil War the federal government was in a tough position, there needed to be legislation ensuring the freedom of slaves as well as a plan for bringing southern states back into the Union. Reconstruction was the plan that was supposed to take care of these issues. However, Reconstruction looked different to different people….

Both women from the Union and The Confederate Army played a huge role in the Civil War. From things as important as tending to wounded soldiers on the front lines, to simple things such as providing a sense of hope for soldiers serving in the war, women were a key part in the war effort….

John Brown, an American abolitionist once wrote “Slaves are, and of right ought to be as free and independent as the unchangeable Law of God, requires that All Men Shall be.” His goal was to carry out and accomplish the abolishment of slavery, however, he died before the Thirteenth Amendment was passed in 1865 abolishing…

Reconstruction after the Civil War was a time period in which different groups in the United States fought each other to rebuild the South the way they saw fit. Opposing radical groups both took this opportunity to show their differing political views. On one end of the political spectrum, republicans wanted to reform the south…

“…the slave went free ; stood a brief minute in the Sun ; so moved back once more toward slavery” ( W. E. B. Dubois ) . After the Civil War ended in 1865. Reconstruction began. All slaves were eventually freed because of the 13th amendment. Other amendments were passed such as: the 14th amendment…

What changes did the four bloodiest years of American History bring upon the American society? Aside from signifying the end of slavery, the 1861-1865 American Civil War denoted one of the most prominent and lasting transformation in American History causing the nation’s reconstruction in economic, political and social aspects. Being on the losing end, the…

Andrew Johnson succeeded President Abraham Lincoln after his assassination to become the 17th president of the United States. He was the vice president then and consequently the first vice president ever to become the president after the death of an incumbent.  He was the president of the United States during one of its trying moments…