This is the grave of Charles Sumner. Born in Boston in 1811, Sumner's family were strong abolitionists and of course their son picked this up with passion. He graduated from.
This is the grave of John C. Breckinridge The traitor Breckinridge was born in 1821 on his slaveholding family's plantation. His grandfather was Attorney General under Thomas Jefferson and although.
It's a little hard to fathom today, but for many decades, Los Angeles was an unbelievably conservative city. Of course it was the home of Nixon and Reagan. In 1910,.
With Trump trying to erase transgendered people from any public function in the United States, it's worth remembering that among the many, many, many, many people in American history braver.
This is the grave of Phil Sheridan. Born in 1831 in Albany, New York, Sheridan's family moved to Ohio when he was young. He was a very lucky young man..
On June 17, 1864, the Washington Arsenal exploded in Washington, D.C, killing around 20 workers. This tragic event highlighted the growing dangers of the American workplace and the indifference to.
The neo-Confederates are outraged that New Orleans is being meant to poor ol' white Southerners who bask in the glory of 4 years of treason and hundreds of years of.
Good on New Orleans. New Orleans removed the first of four designated Confederate monuments Monday as workers toiled in the dark of night to bring down the Liberty Monument, which.
