3/20/1854: The Republican Party is founded. President Abraham Lincoln would be elected President on the Republican ticket six years later on November 6, 1860.
The golden age of politics -- A new party arises -- The secession crisis -- Lincoln and the Civil War -- The radicals and reconstruction -- The age of the condottiere -- Tariffs, silver, and expansion ...
Charles talks to Michael Jahr about his upcoming documentary movie, Liberty at Stake, which is about the escape from slavery of Joshua Glover in 1854, the abolitionist activism of the people of ...