Beginning with pre-Civil War Douglass, Cane employs his ... Cane wants his books to provide context about American elections while unlocking the power and deciding the potential of the Black ...

4:1 — The ratio of people who attended church weekly to those who voted in the 1860 election 2.5 — Approximate percentage of the American population that died in the Civil War 7 million ...

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...

By Mac Barnett For the three Latino kids transported to 1862 Mexico in Emma Otheguy’s latest novel, the outcome of the American Civil War hangs in the balance. By Juan Vidal In H.M. Bouwman ...

However, these staggering numbers still offer profound insight into the immense tragedy experienced by the American people throughout the Civil War.

A follower of Emerson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson became a passionate abolitionist and supporter of John Brown.