civil war – Thought Portal

Back in the 19th Century, Your Election Ballot Could Double as a Work of Art

November 23, 2024

During and after the Civil War, inventive illustrations allowed Democrats and Republicans to turn American ballots into powerful propaganda A selection of ballots from the 1860s shows a variety of…

Articles

A Black Food Historian Explores His Bittersweet Connection To Robert E. Lee

September 6, 2017

Michael Twitty's enslaved ancestors witnessed the Confederate general's surrender, the significance of which weaves through his new memoir as he seeks 'culinary justice' for African Americans. {read}

Podcasts

Civil War Widows

July 11, 2017

A woman who died in 1998 was married to a man who was born a slave and fought in the civil war in the union army. {listen} here is her…