Jacksonville celebrates 125th anniversary of 'Black National Anthem' and native sons
On this day 125 years ago the Black National Anthem was first performed, written by James Weldon Johnson and with music ...
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Iowa kids, and politicians, need to know civics — and also compromise | Opinion
Gov. Kim Reynolds this month introduced legislation to improve students’ understanding of civics education. Reynolds’ bill would require high school students to score 60% or higher on the U.S ...
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The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
The president had long wanted to dismiss the Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton. Stanton was the only member of Johnson's cabinet who supported the Radical Republicans' program for reconstruction.
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Recollections of Stanton Under Lincoln
EDWIN M. STANTON entered President Lincoln’s Cabinet in January, 1862, on the retirement of Mr. Cameron from the war office. He had previously been a member of the Cabinet of Mr. Buchanan, and ...
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Jacksonville celebrates 125th anniversary of 'Black National Anthem' and native sons
It was 125 years ago that 500 Jacksonville school children at Edwin M. Stanton School first performed “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing" in celebration of President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday on ...