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American Civil War

The Gettysburg address, and why SA politicians should read it every day

South Africa

The Gettysburg address, and why SA politicians should read it every day

By J Brooks Spector

On mass shootings and America’s love affair with guns

World

On mass shootings and America’s love affair with guns

By J Brooks Spector

Gettysburg, 150 years later: More than just a battle

World

Gettysburg, 150 years later: More than just a battle

By J Brooks Spector

Is 2020 a repeat of another dreadful historical period? Watch out

World

Is 2020 a repeat of another dreadful historical period? Watch out

By J Brooks Spector

Newsdeck

Confederate monuments removed in Baltimore, other cities

By AFP

150 years later, Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation remains a milestone

World

150 years later, Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation remains a milestone

By J Brooks Spector