confederacy

The Ku Klux Klan, which historian Fergus Bordewich defines as “the first organized terrorist movement in American history,” rose from the ashes of the Civil War. To repel the virulent tidal wave of violence, President Ulysses S. Grant waged a two-term battle against both armed Southern enemies of Reconstruction and Northern politicians seduced by visions of postwar conciliation, testing the limits of the federal government in determining the extent of states’ rights.Fergus Bordewich's new book is "Klan War."

"American Republics: A Continental History of the United States, 1783-1850" by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Alan Taylor upends the traditional story…

When it comes to Confederate monuments, there is no common ground. Polarizing debates over their meaning have intensified into legislative maneuvering to…

In the new book, "Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause," former soldier and head of the West Point history…

In the years following the Civil War, a new battle began. Newly freed African American men had gained their voting rights and would soon have a chance to…

It's been more than two decades since award-winning author Charles Frazier had wild success with his debut novel, "Cold Mountain."Frazier’s 4th novel,…