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About Horace Greeley

This is a link to the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond Virginia. I highly recomend going and the building is the former white house of the confederacy.

The process of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

Tells the history of the Dred Scott case and how it affected the US

While I was aware of white power organizations still existing today, this is the shocking website of the Ku Klux Klan. I was curious about what had happened to the organization, and shocked that such regressive attitudes have not completely extinguished. It is interesting to see the remains of this organization, I found the videos (specifically geared towards children) to be particularly unbelievable.

W. E. B. Du Bois's observations about the links between Americans' unwillingness to acknowledge the legacies of slavery and the shortcomings of formal equality in the post-Reconstruction era anticipate the obstacles to racial justice in the "post-civil ...

W. E. B. Du Bois's observations about the links between Americans' unwillingness to acknowledge the legacies of slavery and the shortcomings of formal equality in the post-Reconstruction era anticipate the obstacles to racial justice in the "post-civil ...

4 part series on the era of the undergroun railroad by PBS

Elusive and crafty, Francis Marion outwitted British troops during the American Revolution. Interesting reference to "The Patriot" and it's marred portrayal of Marion. Something to think about when watching these sort of movies. Also, pay particular attention to the way Marion lived, he owned slaves and had some bad moments in his life, but he is still rightfully remembered as a hero of the Revolutionary War. "Heroes" are most generally not perfect individuals and when viewing the leaders of today that must be remembered.

The Origin of "Manifest Destiny"

the manifest destiny explained.

The manifest destiny explained

A serious look at John O'Sullivan. Also, some fun appendices...Three Little Pigs and the wolf's manifest destiny.

Fourierism The Brook Farm Community

A much more indepth look at Slavery

HyperHistory offers accurate history essays with biblical perspective.

elizabeth cady stanton chapter 12

Canal system offers unexpected boating adventures!

New England Manufacturing

Talks about the plan of union drafted by Benjamin Franklin in 1754

Information on the Treaty of Fort Stanwix 1784. When all Iroquois lands were opened up to white settlement.