Civil War

Michael McElreath leads a disussion with local history teachers

Education

North Carolina historians seek to help educators accurately teach about the Civil War

3:44pm February 10, 2025

The N.C. History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation & Reconstruction is hosting a two-day symposium for educators in Greensboro this week. It will feature discussions about what the Civil War and Reconstruction eras were like in the Piedmont, and strategies for teaching about them to middle and high school students.

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National

Harriet Tubman posthumously named a general in Veterans Day ceremony

1:05am November 12, 2024

Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war, was posthumously awarded the rank of general on Monday.

Confederate soldier statue indowntownWinston-Salem

Politics & Government

The complicated past and present of Winston-Salem's Confederate soldier statue

4:24pm July 19, 2024

by David Ford

The statue of a Confederate soldier that stood in downtown Winston-Salem for more than a century has a new home 40 miles south of the city following protests, dismantling and a lengthy storage period.

National

2 Union soldiers awarded Medal of Honor for Confederate train hijacking

1:28am July 04, 2024

by The Associated Press

President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to two Union soldiers who stole a locomotive in Confederate territory and drove it north while destroying railroad tracks and telegraph lines.

Cole Escola as Mary Todd Lincoln in 'Oh, Mary!'

Arts

Cole Escola literally changes history in 'Oh, Mary!'

6:41pm June 11, 2024

Cole Escola is the star and creator of Oh Mary!, an upcoming Broadway play about Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of President Abraham Lincoln. But there's a twist: Mary is reimagined as a raging alcoholic with cabaret dreams and Lincoln is portrayed as an evil closeted gay man plotting on her misery. On the cusp of the show's Broadway debut, Brittany chats with Cole about the inspiration behind Oh Mary!, their favorite joke and why it's fun to play older women.

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Defendant Jerry Boylan, captain of the Conception, leaves federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday.

National

Captain sentenced to 4 years in fiery deaths of 34 aboard scuba boat in California

12:15am May 03, 2024

by The Associated Press

The Sept. 2, 2019, blaze was the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history, and prompted changes to maritime regulations, congressional reform and several ongoing lawsuits.

Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign event on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, in Columbia, S.C.

Politics & Government

Nikki Haley makes surprise appearance on SNL, mocking Donald Trump and Joe Biden

1:37pm February 04, 2024

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has made a surprise appearance on the comedy show Saturday Night Live, making jibes at Donald Trump over his age and mental competency.

In this file photo, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks during a town hall on Dec. 18 in Nevada, Iowa.

Nikki Haley didn't say slavery caused the Civil War. Now she's facing major backlash

5:28pm December 28, 2023

by Ashley Lopez

At a campaign event in New Hampshire Wednesday, the former S.C. governor didn't mention slavery as a cause of the Civil War, sparking controversy. Now she's walking back those comments.

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The removal of the Confederate Memorial in Section 16 of Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va., is on hold after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order.

A judge halted the removal of a Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery

8:18pm December 18, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

A group filed suit saying that the removal of the memorial was disturbing surrounding graves. A federal judge ordered workers to stop and scheduled a hearing for Wednesday.

Dr. Bushra Sulieman (left) and Dr. Mohamed Eisa in February 2023 at a workshop in Khartoum. Sulieman was killed on April 25 in Khartoum. It's believed he was stabbed to death during a robbery attempt amid the turmoil of the conflict that has broken out in Sudan.

Two doctors struck by tragedy in Sudan: One dead, one fleeing for his life

3:30pm April 28, 2023

by Andrew Connelly

The violence in Sudan has claimed the life of a beloved Sudanese American doctor. One of his colleague's talks about Dr. Sulieman's legacy — and the devastating toll of the fighting in Khartoum.