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Injustice: Roger Taney
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Roger Taney's unjust majority opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford shockingly declared Black individuals weren't citizens, solidifying slavery's grip and pushing the nation closer to Civil War.
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Election of 1876: Testing the Constitution
The Presidential Election of 1876 was considered a foregone conclusion, with Democrat Samuel J. Tilden sure to defeat Republican Rutherford B. Hayes, but disputed Southern electoral votes led to an outcome that nobody predicted.
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Election of 1860: A Nation, Torn
The Presidential Election of 1860 proved the most divisive in U.S. history, with the election of Abraham Lincoln triggering the secession of Southern states. But how did it play out at the polls?
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Russian American Diplomacy During the Civil War
[Free Registration/Login Required] Historian Norman Saul addresses a crowd discussing why Russia was interested and supportive of the Civil War in America. Russia was also facing unrest over serfdom similar to the conflict over slavery...