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John Dunphy debunks Civil War myths on slavery and secession

That fusion of Jewish biblical narrative and American destiny shaped the moral foundation of this country. Benjamin Franklin ...
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Debunking Civil War and Slavery Myths Americans Still Believe

Many Americans carry misconceptions about the Civil War and slavery, shaping their understanding of history and its ongoing impact. Myths about why the war was fought, who fought it, and the realities ...
The New York Times

The Civil War That Never Ended

Rather than write a column for this Independence Day weekend edition of the newsletter, I decided to chat with Zaakir Tameez, a recent graduate of Yale Law School, about his new biography of Charles ...
The Forward

Why Jews were like everyone else — only more so — during slavery and the Civil War

General Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox came the day before the first night of Passover 1865. A Chicago rabbi, Liebmann Adler, welcomed the conclusion of the Civil War and the end to slavery, ...