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Dec 7 2010

"Local custom" was at odds with company policy in Jackson, MS.

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Dec 4 2010

The development of the Union cavalry forces was behind that of the [...] »

Nov 30 2010

It was reasoned that no colonists could fear an act that made them drink [...] »

Nov 29 2010

Many believed the Civil War would be a short, bloodless battle. The reality [...] »

Nov 29 2010

How the cotton gin revolutionized the use of slaves and the production of [...] »

Nov 28 2010

Was it illegal? Was it dishonorable? Was it a duel or was it murder?

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Nov 21 2010

Part of a series of laws that displaced Native Americans from land allotted [...] »

Nov 20 2010

The influence of the booming rail system on the growth and development of [...] »

Nov 18 2010

Historians studying the hidden spirits of religion in America

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Nov 9 2010

Websites that assist students in compiling information on WWII battles, [...] »