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Slaves, freedmen spied on South during Civil War

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Confederate officers thought nothing of leaving important documents where Scobell could see them, or discussing troop movements in front of him...
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Douglass statue arrives after years of debate

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EASTON, Md. (AP) - Abolitionist Frederick Douglass is finally getting a homecoming celebration in his native Maryland county with a statue honoring him...
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Black role in Confederacy touchy subject

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Confederate law prohibited slaves from serving as soldiers until March 1865, when it was changed in a last-gasp effort to strengthen troop numbers...
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On January 31, 1865, Congress passed the Thirteenth Amendment which, on ratification, abolished slavery in America. The vote in the House was 121 to 24.(AP Photo)

Emory: Colleges come to terms with slave-owning pasts

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In 2009, the school acknowledged that it, "owned and exploited slave labor from its founding to the Civil War..."
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Why the Confederate flag is still flying high

Earl Ofari Hutchinson
OPINION - For many other Southern whites, the flag and its association with Southern history, is a genuine source of pride and identification...
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Park service tries to make Civil War events more black-friendly

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - The National Park Service is pushing to make the events more hospitable to black people...
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Why blacks take birtherism more personally

David A. Love
OPINION - The attacks on the president's citizenship, combined with the personal jabs against Mr. Obama and his family, are an affront to the entire black community...
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Teacher auctions black students in Civil War lesson

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VIDEO - A fourth grade teacher at Sewells Point Elementary was teaching about the Civil War and auctioned off a group of African-American and mixed race students...
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Ivory Coast generals pledge loyalty to president

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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) - Five generals pledged their loyalty to President Alassane Ouattara following the capture of the country's strongman leader after a four-month standoff...
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150th anniversary of Civil War: Few blacks on hand

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Cannon fired around Charleston Harbor in South Carolina before dawn, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the Civil War...
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