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The Free State of Jones: Mississippi’s Longest Civil War

The Free State of Jones names a famed anti-Confederate uprising in Jones County, Mississippi, during the American Civil War and its long afterlife in memory, law, and local iden...

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The Civil War in Gone with the Wind: Facts, Context, and Lasting Impact

The American Civil War is the central historical backdrop of Gone with the Wind. The epic spans the outbreak of the war through Reconstruction, following Scarlett O’Hara and h...

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