A living historian brings the past to life for contemporary Americans by portraying historical figures at public events such as our long-defunct Heritage Days festival. Such a person visited my ...

The first assault against national unity came not from South Carolina's declaration of secession in 1861, but many years earlier, when frontier farmers rebelled against a federal tax on whiskey, a ...

Florida was the third state to secede from the Union during the Civil War. Around 15,000 Floridians fought in the Civil War, representing the highest percentage of any Confederate state. Florida faced ...

Oregon’s conservative eastern counties want to break away from the rest of their deep-blue state and become part of the solidly red state of Idaho. They want President Donald Trump to help make it ...

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 -- ...

The memory of the Civil War collided with modern-day civil rights Monday as protesters targeted a "Secession Ball" commemorating South Carolina's decision exactly 150 years ago to secede from the ...

Authors of a new book argue secession could be a blueprint for eastern states but the government says it would leave WA with a weaker economy and no defence force ...

"The Hidden Light of Northern Fires" tells the story of Mary, who uses her New York farm as an Underground Railroad stop during the Civil War, a... Civil War Story Of Northern Secession Inspires Novel ...

The American Civil War remains one of the most studied and debated periods in U.S. history, as well as our […] ...

When the Maryland Legislature moved to Frederick City for a special session in 1861, it was meant to send a signal. Maryland was a divided border state, but Frederick was a solid Union-backing city.

Examines the build-up to the Civil War: slavery, the Missouri Compromise, abolitionism, and key events like the Dred Scott decision and the election of Lincoln led to secession.