Most people associate secession with the Civil War but idea of disuniting the United States has crept into national ...

and non-white Americans were among the groups more likely to foresee a civil war striking within five years. According to a ...

A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the moral issue ... they turned to the only alternative they believed was left to them: secession, a political decision that led directly ...

This has been chiefly due to an erroneous conception of his attitude toward compromise and secession during the five months between the election of 1860 and the outbreak of the civil war.

Corporate breakups are in vogue and a national one will soon join them. In spite of the vocal and financial support from tech ...

Lincoln won the presidential election in November 1860. But he would not actually become President until his inauguration on March 4th, 1861 in Washington. During the three months between his ...

Increased costs – from higher Medicaid, K-12 education and pension costs – could negate potential positives from adding ...

The Civil War was fought in 10,000 places ... Walt Whitman called it the War of Attempted Secession. Confederate General Joseph Johnston called it the War Against the States.

We don't know why Texas and California, under the banner of the "Western Forces," have joined against the so-called "Florida ...

In weaving the history around the causes and consequences of this event, the author reveals an enduring and devastating aspect of the Civil War that is not addressed ... ended in acquittal for ...