Rewriting the Civil War Story

In small Southern towns, blacks and whites seek small changes to Confederate statues.

Once the Capital of Boring Food, Washington Evolves to Culinary Cutting Edge

It’s not just half-smokes and mumbo sauce anymore

Maryland Legislature to Consider Rescission of 1860s Pro-Slavery Law

Sen. Brian Frosh initiated legislation to rescind Maryland’s ratification of an amendment which would have permanently prevented Congress from overriding state slavery laws.

Frederick Brewery Commemorates the Civil War’s 150th Anniversary with Beer

Brewer’s Alley and the National Museum of Civil War Medicine are teaming up to create a series of beers commemorating the Civil War.

Photograph Reveals Details about pre-Civil War Slave in Baltimore

Up until a few weeks ago, anyone who walked by Martha Ann “Patty” Atavis’ grave in the lush Green Mount Cemetery would think that she was another well-to-do Baltimorean from centuries past. Her headstone tells viewers she was 58 when she died in 1874.