The Washington Post

What Was the Civil War Really About?

The Civil War began 148 years ago this month with the assault on Fort Sumter and ended when rebel forces surrendered in 1865, but the battle over how to teach the conflict to new generations of ...
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Test Your History Knowledge with These Basic Civil War Questions

How much do you know about the Civil War? Our history quiz covers some of the basic Civil War questions that we feel are important and surprising. They're not in any particular order. (Also, take time ...
Mediaite

Nikki Haley Addresses Civil War at First Public Event Since Viral Gaffe: Of Course, It ‘Was About Slavery, But…’

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley discussed Civil War during a public event on Thursday — her first since the viral gaffe she made on Wednesday. She told voters at a New Hampshire event on ...
Corvallis Gazette-Times

Nikki Haley, asked what caused the Civil War, leaves out slavery. It's not the first time

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley was asked by a New Hampshire voter about the reason for the Civil War, and she didn't mention slavery in her response — leading the voter ...
Post and Courier

Happening: 2 new books about the Civil War in South Carolina

James Lutzweiler of Jamestown, N.C., has written two new self-published books about South Carolina and the primary cause of the coming of the Civil War. The first is “The Train that Caused the Civil ...