Reconstruction: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | 5 Minute Video
The period immediately following the Civil War (1865 -1877) is known as Reconstruction. Its promising name belies what turned out to...
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The Amazing Life of Ulysses S. Grant | 5 Minute Video
No American led a more eventful life than Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States and the Union Army’s most...
How Lincoln Changed the World in Two Minutes | 5 Minute Video
Why do Lincoln’s iconic words at Gettysburg still matter to each and every one of us? Professor Doug Douds of the Army War Col...
The Inconvenient Truth About the Republican Party | 5 Minute Video
When you think of the Republican Party, what comes to mind? If you’re like many Americans, you may associate the GOP with racism, se...
Why Did the Democratic South Become Republican? | 5 Minute Video
The south used to vote Democrat. Now it votes Republican. Why the switch? Was it, as some people say, because the GOP decided to app...
Who Was Paul Revere? | 5 Minute Video
Do you know who Paul Revere was? He is one of America’s key historical figures. Want to know what he did? Eric Metaxas, New Yo...
How Do You Judge America? Left vs. Right #3 | 5 Minute Video
Is the United States an exceptional country that has played a uniquely good role in history? Or is it a typical country, perhaps eve...
Was the Civil War About Slavery? | 5 Minute Video
What caused the Civil War? Did the North care about abolishing slavery? Did the South secede because of slavery? Or was it about som...