Civil War

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August 23, 2012
Tom Head, a Lubbock County Judge in Texas, talked with KJTV about raising taxes this coming year, and in the…
August 3, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Authorities report that Rosemine Occean, 38, threw thick, yellow paint on a historic Beacon Hill memorial...
July 9, 2012
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A group that publicizes Kansas history is planning a three-day celebration in Topeka next month to…
July 6, 2012
In op-ed in opposition to the Supreme Court's decision to uphold health care reform, the controversial musician muses about whether…
May 31, 2012
OPINION - Taylor’s conviction places the spotlight on neighboring Liberia, which has a special relationship with African-Americans...
May 29, 2012
ALBANY, N.Y. - Nearly 150 years after the last fusillade of the Civil War, historians, authors and museum curators are…
March 30, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery is opening two new exhibits that retrace the history of the Civil…
March 14, 2012
John Wilkes is arguably one of the most infamous figures in American history because of his role in the assassination…
March 9, 2012
Palin opened up a new front in her attack of President Obama, apparently suggesting America's first black president wants to…
March 6, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Shot between 1939 and 1941 by the Farm Security Administration, these images show the harsh living conditions…
February 24, 2012
VIDEO - For more than 40 years that man, Sylvester Magee, didn't have a head stone. That changed this week...
February 1, 2012
OPINION - Here at theGrio, we thought we'd kick off February the right way by debunking the 10 biggest myths…
January 9, 2012
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - For some museums, that means more displays on African-Americans or exhibits on the roles women played…
December 2, 2011
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) - In a telephone interview Thursday, Thomas said a class research project made him come to…
November 21, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rice tells CNN's "State of the Union" that Assad's crackdown is creating a very dangerous situation...
November 1, 2011
TheGRIO REPORT - An Army fort with a history steeped in slavery and the Civil War will be designated a…
October 16, 2011
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said Sunday that U.S. military "personnel" being sent to Uganda to help…
October 7, 2011
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) - Nearly 3,000 people whose ancestors were enslaved by Cherokee Indians in the 1800s are fighting to…
September 1, 2011
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) - About 100 people rallied Thursday evening in opposition to a proposal to limit the flying of…
August 1, 2011
OPINION - Scott and the other GOP governors pining for the Confederate past, has nothing to do honoring and preserving…