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Absentee Ballot vs. Mail-In Ballot: What’s the Difference?

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Absentee Ballot vs. Mail-In Ballot: What’s the Difference?

The Civil War Beginnings of America’s Absentee Ballots

An 1864 illustration by William Waud of Union soldiers voting in Pennsylvania.

The Civil War Beginnings of America’s Absentee Ballots

The 1851 Christiana Resistance: The Forgotten First Shots of the Civil War

The 1851 Christiana Riot put the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 on trial.

The 1851 Christiana Resistance: The Forgotten First Shots of the Civil War

You Can Now Read Thousands of Abraham Lincoln's Personal Letters Online

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You Can Now Read Thousands of Abraham Lincoln's Personal Letters Online

Who Was Jim Crow?

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9 Unsung Heroes of the Underground Railroad

An illustration depicting fugitives along the Underground Railroad in Maryland, taken from William Still's 1872 book The Underground Railroad.

Newly Discovered Letter From Frederick Douglass Discusses the Need for Better Monuments

"What I want to see before I die is a monument representing the negro, not couchant on his knees like a four-footed animal, but erect on his feet like a man," Frederick Douglass wrote in response to this memorial in 1876.

The Boston Public Library Needs Help Transcribing Anti-Slavery Letters

Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison devoted his life to opposing slavery.

The Reason We Celebrate Flag Day

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Confederate Monuments Are Coming Down Across the Country—And Historians Aren’t Surprised

Next month, the city council will vote on the removal of this Confederate statue in Pensacola, Florida.

The Arlington National Cemetery Just Opened Its Time Capsule from 1915—See What’s Inside

That red ribbon is the literal "red tape" that we now use as an idiom to describe bureaucratic processes.

Why Is Memorial Day Always on a Monday?

Americans were decorating the graves of fallen soldiers on Memorial Day long before it fell on a Monday.

Miami’s Dixie Highway Will Become Harriet Tubman Highway

A stretch of Old Dixie Highway in Homestead, Florida.

8 Momentous Facts About Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address

An illustration of Abraham Lincoln delivering the Gettysburg Address from 1905.

10 Facts About Fort Sumter

Cannons used in the Civil War are on display at Fort Sumter.

13 Incredible Facts About Frederick Douglass

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