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This week’s a pivotal one in U.S. history, with both the beginning and the end of the Civil War. Also: Congress passes civil rights bills (though the Supreme Court stands in the way of some); North Carolina passes the Halifax Resolves ahead of the American Revolution; and Scott celebrates the first Black woman in America to become a judge.

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