Name: The Civil War and Its Legacy
Duration: 178
Description: Historians and experts look at the role of slavery in the Civil War and its effect on the U.S. from Reconstruction through the present day.

Historians and experts look at the role of slavery in the Civil War and its effect on the U.S. from Reconstruction through the present day.

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The Civil War and Its Legacy

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<p>The Civil War was America's bloodiest and most divisive conflict, pitting the Union Army against the Confederate States of America. The war resulted in the deaths of more than 620,000 people, with millions more injured and the South left in ruins.</p>


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