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"God Save Our Noble Union"
The Staunton Spectator was a Whig newspaper that opposed Virginia's secession from the Union. Despite their state's subsequent status as the seat of the Confederacy, Virginians, like many residents of the Upper South, remained divided over the issue [...]
"Aunt Chloe's Politics" (Excerpt)
Francis Ellen Watkins Harper's career spanned the critical period in American history from abolition to women's suffrage, and she cared deeply about both. Harper frequently centered her writing on political issues and, conversely, incorporated her [...]
Item Type: Fiction/Poetry
Historical Era: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)