Slavery began to flourish in the U.S. at the end of the 18th century with Eli...
The Civil War
Season 1 Episode 9: The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865)
The North celebrated Lee's surrender and the end of the war. On April 14, Good Friday, John Wilkes Booth learned that President Lincoln, General Grant and others were to attend a play at the Ford theater. The Grants decided not to attend...