This is the story of how the Second Amendment was used in a fight against democracy, during the Battle of Athens, Tennessee. Watch the latest video at untoldhistory.org #guncontrol #gunviolence #2ndamendment

The #EmancipationProclamation is one of the most important and misunderstood documents in #UShistory. So, what did it actually proclaim? Find out at untoldhistory.org #americanhistory #historyteacher #historyfacts #abrahamlincoln #Blackhistory

It cost the equivalent of billions of dollars in today's money, and left the US government crippled with debt. But how, exactly, did America pay for the Civil War? Watch our latest video at untoldhistory.org about paying for the #civilwar. #americanhistory #historyteacher

Produced in partnership with White House History, this is the story of Ursula, Edith, and Frances. Three teenagers who #ThomasJefferson brought to the #WhiteHouse to train as his enslaved personal chefs. Watch the video at untoldhistory.org #BlackHistoryMonth #sschat

#DYK that the #USConstitution has been amended less than 30 times, but three of the most important took place over just five tumultuous years? So what happened between 1865 and 1870 and how did it change #America? Find out at untoldhistory.org #civilwar #ushistory #sschat

In the mid-19th century, the #USSupremeCourt ruled that Black people were "inferior beings" with no Constitutional rights. It was a decision that helped spark the American #Civil War - untoldhistory.org #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMatters #DredScott

Following the American Civil War, four major narratives emerged, each recalling the war in different ways. They teach us that memory often says as much about the present as it does the past. Check out the video at untoldhistory.org #civilwar #historyteacher #historyfacts

The American Civil War didn't just change the day-to-day experiences of enslaved people in America it finally set them free. But Black Americans were soon to find that liberty, for them, at least, was full of both promise and peril. Watch the full video at untoldhistory.org

After the American Civil War, the American South attempted a rebrand. But would it accept the progressive social and political changes of the Reconstruction Era? Find out at untoldhistory.org #historyteacher #historyfacts #ushistory #history #reconstructionera

For those enslaved, it was the perpetrator of countless horrors. So why did almost 200,000 African-Americans put their lives on the line to preserve the United States? Watch the latest Untold video at untoldhistory.org #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackStories

It was published nine years before a shot was fired. And was written by a woman. So how did Uncle Tom's Cabin fan the flames of the American Civil War? Did a book really spark the Civil War? Find out at untoldhistory.org #americancivilwar #womenshistory

For Women's History Month learn about Elizabeth Keckly. A formerly-enslaved woman who became the First Lady's dressmaker and a celebrated author: lnkd.in/dNYZz7nH #womenshistorymonth #womenshistory White House History

Military leaders didn't just rely on carrier pigeons and messengers on horseback to share information during the American Civil War they texted each other using telegrams! Watch our latest video about The Telegraph at untoldhistory.org #telegraph #ushistory #historyfact

North and South. White and Black. These are the lenses through which the Civil War is usually viewed. But what about the Native Americans who found themselves stuck in the middle, why did they fight for both sides? Check out the video at untoldhistory.org #indigenoushistory

The camera changed how many Americans saw the Civil War and exposed millions to the horrors of conflict for the very first time. Watch the latest video at untoldhistory.org #camera #photography #civilwar

It's got fewer words than the average rap song and takes less time to read than it does to boil an egg. So how did the #GettysburgAddress inspire a global movement for democratic change that's still shaping our lives today? Check out the latest video at untoldhistory.org

Supplying almost three million soldiers with the food, clothes and resources they needed to fight the #CivilWar was no easy task. So which side proved most successful? Find out at untoldhistory.org #ushistory #historyteacher #historyfacts

In our latest video, learn about the role in which the medical kit played during the Civil War and discover how the concept was developed. Watch the video at untoldhistory.org #medicalkit #civilwar #ushistory

By the middle of the 19th century, America had become a powerhouse of global industry. Which was best? The industrial economy of the North? Or the plantation system of the South? The stage was set for a financial fracas that would lead to the deadliest war in US history.

He's revered as the greatest Confederate general of them all, the personification of Southern loyalty, tradition and military strength. But there's a lot more to the so-called 'Marble Man' than meets the eye. Find out more about Robert E. Lee at untoldhistory.org