Tag Archives: Constitution

Questions of Secession (part three)

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Doug Crenshaw

part three of five I’ve been chatting about secession lately with historian Nathan Hall of Richmond National Battlefield Park. Nathan has been studying the topic deeply for many years and recently spoke on it at the Richmond Civil War Roundtable. … Continue reading →

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Questions of Secession (part two)

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Doug Crenshaw

part two of five I’ve been chatting about secession lately with historian Nathan Hall of Richmond National Battlefield Park. Nathan has been studying the topic deeply for many years and recently spoke on it at the Richmond Civil War Roundtable. … Continue reading →

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On Anniversaries and the Timeline of History

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Chris Kolakowski

The Battle of Gettysburg took place 155 years ago last month. Seems a long time ago, doesn’t it? Seems even further back to the founding of the United States in the 1780s, right? “Dates are the pegs on which we … Continue reading →

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SC’s Constitutional Convention @ the Charleston Club

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

Walking down Meeting Street in Charleston the other day, I passed the site of the former Charleston Club. The spot is marked with a historical sign that tells the story of South Carolina’s first postwar Constitutional Convention.  

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Not Just Antietam – September 17, 1862 In Perspective

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Chris Kolakowski

Wednesday, September 17, 1862. is rightly classed as the bloodiest day in American history. In that 24-hour period, more Americans fell killed, wounded, captured, or missing, than in any like 24-hour period before or since. This contention rests almost totally … Continue reading →

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“We Have A Light”: Our Shared Lie About the Confederacy

Posted on April 11, 2017 by ECW Guest Post

Today, we welcome back guest author Sam Smith. “The Confederate Constitution was virtually identical to the original, except that it explicitly protected slavery.” This is one of the most common canards of Civil War history. I don’t know where this fiction … Continue reading →

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1860 Politics – Lincoln-Douglas Debates Continue: Moral Consensus and Thin Democracy

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Dwight Hughes

The Lincoln-Douglas debates for the U.S. Senate seat from Illinois were in many ways unlike presidential debates we see on television today, but fundamental themes underlying them demonstrate historical continuity. One of those themes is consensus concerning foundational moral principles, … Continue reading →

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