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John Brown
October 20, 2025
Sidney Blumenthal
Abraham Lincoln’s 1859 Lesson for Some 2028 Democrat
There are parallels between the John Brown raid and the murder of Charlie Kirk. But only one man seized the moment to start changing the course of history.
September 16, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Is Trying to Literally Erase the History of Slavery
Donald Trump has ordered a park dedicated to Civil War history to remove a photo of a formerly enslaved man.
December 7, 2011
Ben Soskis
How Pundits are Misreading Obama’s Speech—and Teddy Roosevelt’s
June 30, 2011
Drew Gilpin Faust
Telling War Stories
January 13, 2011
Steven Hahn
Discovering Equality
February 4, 2010
Stanley Kauffmann
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Eric Arnesen
A Paler Shade of White

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