Tough Choices for a New Monument

Tough Choices for a New Monument

How to choose 8 people to recognize at the base of a monument to honor emancipation and freedom? With difficulty.

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How a Paragraph Helped Win the War

How a Paragraph Helped Win the War

Paragraph 6 of the Emancipation Proclamation ushered in a new era. Here's how.

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"Contrabands" in Alexandria

One of Mercy Street's characters with perhaps the most compelling back story (not that we know much of it, at least not now) is Aurelia, the African American laundress who is victimized by the brutish steward, Mr. Bullen. I don't remember if they specifically refer to her as a "contraband," but I know the word came up during the program. Here's a little background.

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