They called themselves the Wide Awakes. They are a lesson in building a political movement.

When Democrats meet in Chicago to select a presidential nominee, it will be the 26th time the city has been host to a major party convention -- the most of any city.

Correspondence of the New-York Times: BOSTON, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 1860. The news of the October elections has been received in Boston; the Prince has been received in Boston; the political parties ...

The Political Crisis and Commerce.; FAILURES OF 1860 COMPARED WITH 1857.--FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MERCANTILE AGENCY OF DUN, BOYD & CO.

The Wide Awakes publicly marched against the chaos and political violence of their times with order, reason, and a readiness to defend themselves with force if necessary.

In early and mid-2025, a claim that "only 1.6% of US citizens owned slaves in 1860" resurfaced and circulated widely online, including on X, Reddit and Facebook.

Today, the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom,” the billionaire SpaceX CEO wrote on X on July 5.

Lincoln was not removed from ballots -- there were just 10 he never was on in the first place since Republicans didn't bother in the South.

The Democrats dominated American politics through the beginning of the Civil War. Between 1828 and 1860, the last election before the Civil War, the Democrats held the White House for 24 of the 32 ...

When Martin Van Buren arrived in Washington to be sworn in as a senator in 1821, he told a friend he planned to “build up a party” for himself. It was an odd time to be party-mongering, and ...

Feeling excluded from the political system, they turned to the only alternative they believed was left to them: secession, a political decision that led directly to war. Video: Causes of the Civil War ...