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US Army Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas' journey from enslaver to Union officer to civil rights defender

  • Written by Christopher Justin Einolf, Associate Professor of Sociology, Northern Illinois University
imageMaj. Gen. George H. Thomas, who fought for the Union army during the Civil War, stands in uniform for a photo. Heritage Images/ Hulton Archive

As Southern states tear down Confederate statues and the military removes the names of Confederate generals from bases, the issue of how to remember the Civil War is increasingly prominent.

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