The mail system took on new prominence during the Civil War by enabling soldiers to vote from afar. On Monday, the Supreme Court blocked President Trump’s effort to give it a new role in elections.
Category: Civil War (US) (1861-65)
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Trump, the Supreme Court and the Postal Service: A History of Mail Voting
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T.S.A. Finds 5 Civil War Cannonballs in Passenger’s Luggage in Alabama
The New York Times – Travel:The inert relics, some as big as a grapefruit, were detected when agents X-rayed checked bags.
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Confronting History, Family and Race on a Road Trip to New Orleans
After a cousin he never knew contacted him, a writer set out on a journey along the Gulf Coast to learn more about her, and himself.
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A Lost Silent Film About Lincoln Was Unearthed by an Intern
“The Heart of Lincoln,” a 1922 movie directed by the pioneering filmmaker Francis Ford, was found at a stock-footage library on Long Island.
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Is It Ever Morally Acceptable to Visit a Confederate Historical Site?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on TKTKTK…
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A Top U.K. Newspaper Explores Its Ties to Slavery, and Britain’s
In a multimedia series, The Guardian becomes the latest British institution to confront — and apologize for — its role in the slave trade.