The bicentenary of Frederick Douglass
The foremost black Abolitionist escaped slavery as a young man and went on to advise Abraham Lincoln in the Civil War.
Fred Mazelis•
James M. McPherson – Historiker des amerikanischen Bürgerkrieges
Ron Chernow’s Grant: An able and compelling new biography
Chernow capably weaves together an account of the life of the Civil War general, president and memoirist.
Andre Damon•
“The world only discovered him a hero after he had fallen a martyr”
150 years since the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
In office, Lincoln guided the Civil War and transformed it from a struggle for the preservation of the Union into a revolutionary war for the abolition of slavery.
Tom Mackaman•
The enduring significance of the Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America, by Allen C. Guelzo (Simon & Schuster, 2004)
Shannon Jones•
Interview with historian James McPherson: 150 years since the Emancipation Proclamation
McPherson is professor emeritus of history at Princeton University and the author of a number of books on the Civil War, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Battle Cry of Freedom.
Tom Mackaman•
The class essence of the Confederacy in the American Civil War
In their attacks on the film, figures like Charles Blow of the New York Times are denigrating some of the noblest individuals in American history.
Douglas Lyons•
An interview with David Williams, author of Bitterly Divided: The South’s Inner Civil War
The World Socialist Web Site recently interviewed Professor David Williams of Valdosta State University about class conflict during the American Civil War and its relationship to social and political developments after the war.
Eric London•
Historian James M. McPherson and the cause of intellectual integrity
Starting tomorrow we will be presenting on the WSWS a lengthy interview with James M. McPherson, probably the leading contemporary historian of the American Civil War era. We hope that readers will find that the subjects of the discussion—the political turmoil of the period leading up to the Civil War, the violence of the war, Lincoln's legacy, the impeachment of Andrew Johnson—are of interest and that they shed some light on contemporary events.
David Walsh•
150 years since Sherman’s March to the Sea
In November and December, 1864, Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman led a Union army deep through Confederate territory, resulting in the capture of Savannah and the liberation of thousands of slaves.
Tom Mackaman•
Interview with historian James McPherson: 150 years since the Emancipation Proclamation
McPherson is professor emeritus of history at Princeton University and the author of a number of books on the Civil War, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Battle Cry of Freedom.
Tom Mackaman•
A conversation with historian James M. McPherson
A recent conversation with historian James McPherson of Princeton University was prompted by two events: the appearance of Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York, which purports to deal with an episode of the Civil War, and the publication of Professor McPherson’s most recent work, Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam, which studies one of the turning points in that same conflict.
David Walsh•
An interview with historian James M. McPherson
The Civil War, impeachment then and now, and Lincoln's legacy
WSWS editorial board member David Walsh recently spoke to James McPherson, the distinguished historian of the Civil War era in his office at Princeton University. Professor McPherson's works include Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution; Battle Cry of Freedom [a Pulitzer Prize winner]; For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War and The Struggle for Equality.
David Walsh•