AP US History Unpacked

Civil War: Emancipation, Devastation, and the Battle Over Memory

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The Civil War reshaped America forever. In this episode, we unpack the war’s turning points—from Gettysburg to the Emancipation Proclamation—highlighting Black soldiers' vital role, the rise of industrial warfare, and the staggering human toll. But the war didn’t end in 1865. The Lost Cause narrative redefined its meaning for generations. How does this contested memory still shape America today?

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    West Point Atlas of Civil War Battles

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    Civil War Photographs Collection | Library of Congress

    A House Divided (1960) | Internet Archive

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    Why They Seceded | American Battlefield Trust

    Civil War Places | National Park Service

    Civil War Battlefield Places | National Park Service

    American Battlefield Trust

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    The Civil War (Harper’s Weekly Archive)

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    Breaking Down Boundaries: Women of the Civil War | National Park Service

  • Nursing in the Civil War | PBS (Mercy Street)

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  • Technology and Logistics: Linchpins of the Civil War | U.S. Army Ordnance Corps

  • Civil War Railroads | HistoryNet

  • USS Monitor | Brooklyn Online

  • The Emancipation Proclamation | National Archives (No specific external hyperlinks cited)

  • The Gettysburg Address – Definition, Meaning & Purpose | HISTORY

  • The Macroeconomic Impact of the American Civil War | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

  • Industrial Production Index | NBER

  • Union and Confederate Diplomacy During the Civil War (No specific external hyperlinks cited)

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