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None of the black abolitionist newspapers, the first of which appeared in 1827, was in existence after the Civil War.

~Darryl Pinckney

Topics: After Appeared Black Civil Civil War Existence First Newspapers None War Which

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The United States came within a whisker of invading Utah in 1858 and starting a civil war three years before the Civil War. Because the conflict ended up fizzling out, it's not the most dramatic story about the West.

~David Roberts

Topics: About Because Before Came Civil Civil War Conflict Dramatic Ended Invading Most Out Starting States Story Three United United States Up Utah War West Within Years

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From Matthew Brady and the Civil War through, say, Robert Capa in World War II to people like Malcolm Brown and Tim Page in Vietnam. There was, seems to me, a kind of war-is-hell photography where the photographer is actually filming from life.

~David Shields

Topics: Actually Brady Brown Civil Civil War Filming Kind Life Like Malcolm Matthew Me Page People Photographer Photography Robert Say Seems Through Tim Vietnam War Where World World War World War Ii

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Speaking as a writer, it would be difficult to find an event in American history more dramatic and riveting than the Civil War.

~David Zabel

Topics: American American History Civil Civil War Difficult Dramatic Event Find History More Speaking Than War Would Writer

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I think you can go back in history and look at what the effect in Asia and the world was of a divided, fractured China from, you know, the opium wars through the Chinese civil war, and I don't think it was pretty for Asia or the world.

~Dennis C. Blair

Topics: Asia Back China Chinese Civil Civil War Divided Effect Fractured Go History Know Look Opium Pretty Think Through War Wars World You I Think

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It's important to remember that the Jacobite Risings of the 18th century constituted a religious civil war, not a nationalistic movement.

~Diana Gabaldon

Topics: Century Civil Civil War Important Movement Religious Remember War 18Th Century

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And we love to dance, especially that new one called the Civil War Twist. The Northern part of you stands still while the Southern part tries to secede.

~Dick Gregory

Topics: Civil Civil War Dance Love New New One Northern Part Southern Stands Still Tries Twist War While You

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Logan was talking about the Civil War, which claimed the lives of more than 500,000 Americans. He wanted to provide Civil War veterans with a day to pay respects to their fellow soldiers who did not live to see the end of the war, without losing a day's pay.

~Doc Hastings

Topics: About American Civil Civil War Claimed Day Did End Fellow He Live Lives Losing More Pay Provide Respects See Soldiers Talking Than Veterans Wanted War Which Who Without

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In the fifties, no one wore beards. In Eisenhower's day, as in the time of the Founding Fathers, all chins were smooth, while during the Civil War, beards were as common as sepsis.

~Donald Hall

Topics: Civil Civil War Common Day Eisenhower Fathers Fifties Founding Founding Fathers Smooth Time War Were While Wore

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The Civil War has a tremendous moral and emotional force.

~Donald Mccaig

Topics: Civil Civil War Emotional Force Moral Tremendous War

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