Slavery and the Civil War. National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior

The role of slavery in bringing on the Civil War has been hotly debated for

America is at the brink of a Civil War as cotton spreads west and threatens to

Memories of the Civil War and Slavery. In the decades after the U.S. Civil War (

Though the American Civil War (1861–1865) started as a war to prevent the

The Republican party takes a free-soil stance on slavery by opposing its

Black Elk Speaks, Up From Slavery, The Souls of Black Folk, The Education of .

In the South, most slaves did not hear of the proclamation for months. But the

. was first forming. Here is a detailed look at the five major causes of the Civil

Feb 19, 2012 . But for the South, preservation, and even expansion, of slavery was THE PRIME

here had been opponents to the enslavement of blacks in America ever since

This collection, skillfully edited by Michael P. Johnson, offers students the

Slavery and the origins of the Civil War. By James Illingworth. IN DECEMBER

Slavery During the Civil War. Title: Slave Population in Virginia Source: Library of

Slavery and African Americans in Antebellum America | Causes of the War |

Slavery ended in New York State in 1827, yet this victory did not sever the city's

Apr 14, 2011 . With a volley of artillery fired at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor on April 12,

Yet during the Civil War many slaves fled their owners as soon as they could,

Feb 16, 2002 . Freedmen, The Freed Slaves of the Civil War freedmen.jpg (49068 bytes).

Slave apologist would have us believe that Africans fought on both sides in some

Read Albert Jones' story of the Civil War. At the age of 21, Jones escaped from

Recommended books for children on slavery and the Civil War period. There are

South Carolina's Information Highway has provided a list of links from folks down

Introduction. Slavery existed in the United States since colonial days. By the

By the 1800's, the African slave trade had become illegal. But existing . The Civil

Apr 7, 2011 . The once obvious truth of the Civil War does not imply that every soldier had

Immediately after the Civil War, they sought to give meaning to freedom by

Nov 20, 2011 . Charts the growth of the U.S. population and the U.S. Slave population from 1800

Apr 12, 2011 . This week marks the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the U.S. Civil War, a

The American Civil War was fought mainly on the issue of slavery. Read on to

Though Pennsylvania initially worked to sustain slavery in the U.S., by the late

Feb 24, 2011 . The U.S. elite has clung to a vision of the "Old South" that included mint juleps,

Aug 26, 2011 . Although only about 22000 Texas families, approximately one in four, owned

Jul 13, 2009 . New York Divided ( http://www.nydivided.org/ ) is an "exhibit which draws from

It would take war to first lance the boil of slavery and secondly establish

The first narrative history of the Civil War told by the very people it freed.

Dec 20, 2010 . While historians agree that the Civil War was fought over issues of slavery, that

Feb 15, 2012 . Slavery and Freedom: Richmond, Virginia, Civil War walking tours from

Jun 20, 2011 . In the Confederate circles he navigated, John Scobell was considered just

As the war came to an end, the Confederacy took progressive measures to build

Slavery lay at the root of the crisis that produced the Civil War. During the first half

Apr 12, 2011 . Why the Civil War was really about slavery and other Civil War myths busted.

Slavery. I picked slavery for my report. I picked slavery because I thought it was

Even so, by the time of the American Revolution and eventual adoption of the

Feb 24, 2002 . Slavery In The Civil War Era. Over the years there has been a wealth of

Slaves on a Plantation photo from The Civil War. Slideshow containing Slaves on

Apr 12, 2011 . Slavery was the Civil War's cause despite revisionists saying otherwise. Historian

Probably the single most studied aspect of the Civil War is that “Peculiar

Large numbers of free Negroes owned black slaves; in fact, in numbers

Abraham Lincoln Pre-Civil War: in the period leading up the Civil War, the future

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