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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: article twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Civil War ## Civil War *  Feb 11, 2020 ## [The Civil War Wasn't Just About the Union and the Confederacy. Native Americans Played a Role Too](https://time.com/5781480/three-cornered-war-excerpt/) [HISTORY](/section/history/) by Megan Kate Nelson *  Jun 19, 2019 ## [She Was Born Into Slavery, Was a Spy and Is Celebrated as a Hero—But We're Missing the Point of the 'Mary Bowser' Story](https://time.com/5609045/misremembering-mary-bowser/) [HISTORY](/section/history/) by Lois Leveen *  Mar 18, 2019 ## [Some White Southerners Didn’t Want to Secede During the Civil War—Or Build Confederate Monuments After](https://time.com/5553882/southern-unionists/) [HISTORY](/section/history/) by History News Network *  Oct 15, 2018 ## ['It's the Legacy of Slavery': Here's the Troubling History Behind Tipping Practices in the U.S.](https://time.com/5404475/history-tipping-american-restaurants-civil-war/) [HISTORY](/section/history/) by Rachel E. Greenspan *  Aug 21, 2018 ## [Why UNC’s Toppled ‘Silent Sam’ Statue Has Been a Focus Point of Protest for Decades](https://time.com/5373001/silent-sam-confederate-statue-unc-racist-history/) [HISTORY](/section/history/) by Jennifer Calfas *  Jul 16, 2018 ## [The Surprising Reason Why So Many Civil War Memorials Look Almost Exactly the Same](https://time.com/5337148/civil-war-memorial-statues/) [HISTORY](/section/history/) by Lily Rothman *  Jun 29, 2018 ## [The Surprising Reason Why the Battle of Gettysburg Took Place Where It Did](https://time.com/5324960/gettysburg-battle-surprising-reason/) [HISTORY](/section/history/) by History News Network *  May 2, 2018 ## [The Real Lesson of Kanye West's Take on Slavery, According to an Expert](https://time.com/5263242/kanye-west-slavery-tweets-history/) [HISTORY](/section/history/) by Olivia B. Waxman *  Nov 8, 2017 ## [The Civil War Never Stopped Being Fought in America’s Classrooms. Here’s Why That Matters](https://time.com/5013943/john-kelly-civil-war-textbooks/) [HISTORY](/section/history/) by Arica L. Coleman *  Oct 9, 2017 ## [Stephen Colbert Helps John Oliver Take Down the Confederacy on _Last Week Tonight_](https://time.com/4974105/john-oliver-confederacy-stephen-colbert/) [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) by Melissa Locker *  Sep 11, 2017 ## [How a Court Answered a Forgotten Question of Slavery’s Legacy](https://time.com/4935802/cherokee-slavery-court-decision/) [HISTORY](/section/history/) by Arica L. Coleman *  Aug 15, 2017 ## [We’re Still Not Ready for the Next Banking Crisis](https://time.com/4901135/were-still-not-ready-for-the-next-banking-crisis/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by The Aspen Institute *  Jun 6, 2017 ## [A Photographer Reflects on Covering Conflict in the Central African Republic](https://time.com/4799804/central-african-republic/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Olivier Laurent *  Jun 5, 2017 ## ['Hell on Earth': A New Documentary on Syria Traces the Rise of ISIS](https://time.com/4804985/syria-isis-film-sebastian-junger-nick-quested/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Andrew Katz *  Jun 5, 2017 ## [Why Jefferson Davis Got His U.S. Citizenship Back](https://time.com/4802270/jefferson-davis-day-2017/) [HISTORY](/section/history/) by Olivia B. 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