Said was born Mohammed Ali ben Said around 1836 in Kuka (now called Kukawa) to a Kanuri father and a Mandara-Margi mother. He ...

In the spirit of America’s Black History Month, which is celebrated every February, I am continuing my tradition of writing columns that focus on the unique experiences, trials, and triumphs of Black ...

4:1 — The ratio of people who attended church weekly to those who voted in the 1860 election 2.5 — Approximate percentage of the American population that died in the Civil War 7 million ...

More from Wes about the causes of the Civil War. What led to the outbreak of the ... The election of a Republican, Abraham Lincoln, as President in 1860 sealed the deal. His victory, without ...

Things came to a head in 1860 when the northerner ... itself “thrilled by the death of our oppressor." The American Civil War left a bitter legacy. In the south, burned and devastated, the ...