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Pdm: American Civil War Music
A comprehensive list of Civil War era songs arranged by year. Many of these are little-known. Hear the song and read the lyrics. Requires QuickTime.
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Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: Civil War 150th: I. The Road to Civil War [Rebroadcast]
Rebroadcast of Part I of a two part series on the beginnings of the Civil War in which the American History Guys discuss the six months prior to Lincoln's election and the road to war. Audio and transcripts are provided in segments.
Backstory Radio
Backstory Radio: Civil War 150th: Ii. Why They Fought [Rebroadcast]
Part two of BackStory Radio episode [53 min. 10 sec.] on the Civil War examines the conflicts and motivations of northerners and southerners who fought and supported the war. Audio and transcript are provided.
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: Civil War 150th: The Road to War
BackStory episode [52 min. 52 sec.] commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War focusses on the six months between Abraham Lincoln's election and the outbreak of the Civil War.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Civil War and the Constitution
Begins a discussion of how the Civil War tested and transformed the American political system.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights Before Civil War Pt. 13: To Save the Union
The Civil War began in April of 1861. President Lincoln declared that his primary goal was to save the Union.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1694: The Civil War Amendments
Today on 60-Second Civics, we learn about the Civil War Amendments.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Uss Alligator's Mysterious Designer
The USS Alligator was the U.S. Navy's first submarine in the Civil War. There's a mystery surrounding its inventor and the innovative technology involved.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights of African Americans Pt. 5: Challenges to Civil Rights
On today's podcast, we learn about economic interests that worked against the expansion of civil rights for African Americans after the Civil War.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 223: Civil Rights Movement Part 2
On today's podcast, we discuss the effect of the Civil War Amendments on the civil rights movement.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights of African Americans Pt. 4: Treatment After Civil War
Today we learn how some northern states granted increasing rights to African Americans. In the South, the situation was quite different.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: English Civil War
Today we discuss the events that led to the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights Before Civil War Pt. 1: Rights Did Not Extend to States
How much did the federal government impact people's lives in the 1790s? Not as much as you might think.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Ugandans Scarred by Experience as Child Soldiers
A sobering seven minute interview from March 2007 with child soldiers and experts on the civil war in Uganda.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights of African Americans Pt. 14: Poll Taxes, Literacy Tests
Southern states after the Civil War devised many methods for preventing African Americans from voting.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights Before Civil War Pt. 11: Dred Scott v. Sanford
The Supreme Court in 1857 thought it could avoid war by finding that African Americans were not citizens. The effect was precisely the opposite.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Voice From the Past on Lincoln Anniversary
The Civil War seems so ancient to us, but we can actually hear recordings made by Civil War soldiers! The Library of Congress interviewed Gen. Julius Howell in 1947 about his experiences in the Civil War. Listen to his remembrances about...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights of African Americans Pt. 9: Moral/political Motivations
After the Civil War, Republicans had both moral and political reasons to support the civil rights of African Americans.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights of African Americans Pt. 10: The Fourteenth Amendment
After the Civil War, Republicans had both moral and political reasons to support the civil rights of African Americans. This led to the Fourteenth Amendment.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights of African Americans Pt. 7: Threats and Intimidation
In southern states after the Civil War, African Americans were systematically denied basic civil rights. Vigilante groups engaged in campaigns of terror against African Americans.
Digital History
Digital History: Historical Music
Listen to examples of dozens of examples of American music across U.S. history. Find music from World War I, jazz, minstrel music, and music from the Civil War, among others. A great resource. Quicktime is required for this source.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: A Possible Peace in Uganda?
Audio interview with a variety of activists and experts examining the possibility of ending the war between the Lord's Resistance Army and the Ugandan government. [13:32] Includes transcript of interview.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights of African Americans Pt. 17: Self Reliance
Rutherford B. Hayes refused to enforce the Civil War Amendments. This led to the birth of the civil rights movement.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Fourteenth Amendment
After the Civil War, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the Fourteenth Amendment. These were efforts to protect the rights of African Americans.