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UPenn's Stephanie McCurry to Lead First MOOC on History of Slavery

By David Austin Walsh

6-10-13

David Austin Walsh is the editor of the History News Network. Follow him on Twitter @DavidAstinWalsh.

A New Way to Look at America's Wars

By Thomas Fleming

6-10-13

Thomas Fleming is a former president of the Society of American Historians. Mr. Fleming is on the advisory board of HNN.

This article is adapted from Thomas Fleming’s new book, A Disease In the Public Mind – A New Understanding of Why We Fought the Civil War. Part three of a three-part series.

How Democracy Enables Violence

By Allen C. Guelzo

6-10-13

Allen C. Guelzo is the Henry R. Luce III Professor of the Civil War Era at Gettysburg College, where he serves as Director of the Civil War Era Studies Program. Guelzo was born in Yokohama, Japan, and earned an MA and PhD in history from the University of Pennsylvania. His latest book is "Gettysburg: The Last Invasion."

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