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These United States: Raising the flag – CBS Sunday Morning – YouTube
These United States: Raising the flagCBS Sunday Morning 1.78M subscribers 20,684 views Nov 9, 2025 For decades, John Monsky’s passion has been collecting American flags – from those that accompanied soldiers during the Civil War and on the beaches of France on D-Day, to ones that landed on the Moon. He tells Mo Rocca that…
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Major Historical Threats to American Democracy & in 2025 – History Analysis by Perplexity Pro – September 10, 2025
Major Historical Threats to American Democracy 2025 The Civil War Crisis (1850s-1860s) The most severe threat in American history came from the convergence of polarization over slavery, racial conflict, and economic inequality between North and South. This led to actual secession, civil war, and the temporary breakdown of democratic governance. Sources: The Crisis of American…
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Trump’s attacks on the ‘Blacksonian’ have a history in a century-old myth | The Guardian
Trump’s attacks on the ‘Blacksonian’ have a history in a century-old myth By Saida Grundy The United Daughters of the Confederacy set out to make slavery respectable again by promoting ‘the lost cause’ Sat 23 Aug 2025 07.00 EDT It should surprise no one that former cast members from reality shows that ran for more…
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Letters from an American – August 5, 2025 – Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American, August 5, 2025 (Tuesday) By Heather Cox Richardson, Aug 05, 2025 Sixty years ago tomorrow, on August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. The need for the law was explained in its full title: “An Act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution, and for…
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Statement on Confederate Memorials: Confronting Difficult History | National Trust for Historic Preservation
The Confederate Memorials debate reminds us that while we should always remember the past, we do not necessarily need to revere it. Source: Statement on Confederate Memorials: Confronting Difficult History | National Trust for Historic Preservation Editor’s note: For further reading, a few additional articles and sites: War and Reunion – The Lost Cause in…
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Death and the Civil War . American Experience . WGBH | PBS
With the coming of the Civil War, and the staggering casualties it ushered in, death entered the experience of the American people as it never had before — permanently altering the character of the republic and the psyche of the American people. Contending with death on an unprecedented scale posed challenges for which there were…
