President Donald Trump botched 19th-century U.S. history on Friday, telling a crowd of supporters that the Civil War and Reconstruction were the same thing.

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Donald Trump's grasp of basic US history was again under scrutiny on Friday in Corpus Christi, Texas, after he told supporters that Reconstruction was just a 'fancy way of saying Civil War,' prompting ...

The center aims to provide a comprehensive view of North Carolinians' lives during the Civil War and Reconstruction, encompassing diverse perspectives. While facing some skepticism, the project has ...

The North Carolina History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation and Reconstruction is set to break ground on its main building within the next four months, with a targeted completion date in early ...

Highlighting Black political leadership provides a fuller picture of the diverse range of change-makers in the United States ...

Foundations can play an important role in helping movements not only survive but thrive. But doing so requires a shift in mindset—and accountability to the public good. The fight for freedom and ...

At a time of racial justice backlash, a call for a full-throated multiracial democracy may seem audacious—it’s also a necessary movement to preserve US democracy at all. Since 1865 and the end of a ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. The government under President Donald Trump is bending the arc of US history in a new ...

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LancasterHistory's newest museum has been accepted into a National Park Service network dedicated to the U.S. era of Reconstruction. The Thaddeus Stevens & Lydia Hamilton Smith Center for History and ...

Resilience has long been part of the Amazing American story: surviving hardship, rebuilding, and thriving again against the ...