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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Historians studying the hidden spirits of religion in America

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