Pt. 1: The "slave power" and the "Black Republicans": "The great slave power conspiracy" -- The record of the slave power -- "Where will it end" -- The folly of the South -- The thirty years' ...
Information on the Civil War is well-known, but what about some of the factors that led to its start? This week, we examine ...
Trace the real causes of the American Civil War in this first part of a detailed historical series, covering the key events and tensions from 1819 to 1861. Uncover how decades of political conflict, ...
Kings and Generals begins a brand-new series on the American Civil War, starting with the crucial question: why did the South secede? This setup episode dives into the political, economic, and ...
Slavery, states' rights, and secession commissioners -- The first wave -- The South Carolinians -- The Alabamiams -- The mission to Virginia -- Conclusion: apostles of disunion, apostles of racism -- ...
Out of guilt or amnesia, we tend to treat wars, in retrospect, as natural disasters: terrible but somehow inevitable, beyond anyone’s control. Shaking your fist at the fools who started the First ...