Civil War

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.

A small group of protesters gathers outside of a Manhattan courthouse after news broke that former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a grand jury on Thursday in New York City, with one pictured carrying a sign that says "arrest Trump." While the nature of the indictment is unprecedented, Trump isn't the first president — current or former — to face arrest.

Politics & Government

A president has faced arrest before Trump — for carriage speeding, 150 years ago

11:13am March 31, 2023

The nature of Trump's indictment is unprecedented, but the first time a president faced arrest was over 100 years ago.

Ilyon Woo, the author of Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom.

Books

Ilyon Woo's new book explores the relentless pursuit of freedom

1:01pm January 24, 2023

by Reena Advani

In "Master Slave Husband Wife," Ilyon Woo describes the story of Ellen and William Craft escaping slavery.

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Engraved portrait of Abraham Galloway from William Still's The Underground Railroad, published in 1872.

Books
Arts

Abraham Galloway is the Black figure from the Civil War you should know about

8:19pm February 08, 2022

by Elizabeth Blair

Galloway escaped enslavement, became a Union spy and helped recruit thousands of Black soldiers to fight with the North, but his name has been largely left out of the Civil War narrative.

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A Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission plaque is seen along a roadside in New Castle, Pa. A recent review of all 2,500 markers has resulted in the state removing two markers, revising two and ordering new text for two others so far.

Racial reckoning turns focus to roadside historical markers

3:17am December 27, 2021

by The Associated Press

Pennsylvania is reviewing its 2,500 roadside markers, scrutinizing factual errors, inadequate historical context, and racist or otherwise inappropriate references.

World News

New waves of Syrian migrants are fleeing postwar misery

9:19am December 21, 2021

by The Associated Press

While the numbers are far below the levels during the height of the civil war, the number of Syrians applying for asylum in the EU increased 70% over last year.

A Tigray People's Liberation Front fighter poses in Mekele, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia, on June 30, 2021.

World News

Social media misinformation stokes a worsening civil war in Ethiopia

11:39am October 15, 2021

In Ethiopia, old ethnic tensions are being incited in new ways. And that means the bloody civil war may be entering an even more destructive phase.

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A signed copy of Emancipation Proclamation.

To Celebrate Juneteenth, Listen To A Reading Of The Emancipation Proclamation

4:57am June 18, 2021

To mark Juneteenth, NPR staff members read the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth — the celebration to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States — is now a federal holiday.

A Maryland state flag waves near the Statehouse in Annapolis. Maryland has decided to drop a state song that originated during the Civil War and alludes to Abraham Lincoln as a tyrant and a despot.

Maryland Repeals State Song That Called Lincoln A 'Tyrant'

10:53am May 20, 2021

by Scott Neuman

Maryland, though a slave-holding state, did not secede from the Union and attempted to maintain neutrality during the Civil War. The song was a full-throated defense of the Confederacy.

Race

Two Perspectives On The Pain And Preservation Of NC’s Confederate Monuments

1:58pm August 05, 2020

by David Ford

Gaston County signed off on a plan this week to relocate a century-old Confederate monument.

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