Whether it makes “sense” or not, we can be assured that it will not happen. Although the South Carolina state legislature voted in November of 1860 to initiate the process of secession, no state ...

South Carolina gala marks 150 years after secession, sparks debate on slavery. Dec. 20, 2010— -- It's been 150 years since South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union ahead of ...

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No, it is not 1860 again. But with all the talk of the 10th Amendment, nullification and interposition, states rights and secession — following Gov. Rick Perry’s misstatement that Texas, on entering ...

Should Abraham Lincoln have let the South secede? Some argue that the nation would have been better off if he had done so, because the United States is in reality two countries, the North and the ...

On December 20, 1860, South Carolina passed her ordinance of secession. Then she sent commissioners to Washington to seek recognition of her independence, and dispatched agents to urge other States to ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Democratic National Convention (DNC) of 1860 was held in Charleston, just months before South Carolina split from the Union and the Civil War began. The proceedings of ...

all this year, 16 W. ***. P. T. S. Exploring the history of Jackson as the capital city celebrates her 2/100 birthday. This week we dig into one of the darker times in our past. Just *** few decades ...

The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 was a watershed moment in American history, changing forever the political and social landscape of the nation. Coming at a time when the nation was divided over ...

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