274K views · 530 shares | Alex Hern and his female partner do not want to get married due to the patriarchal roots of the institution. They would be prepared to get a civil partnership, but this ceremony is only open to same-sex couples. Here, Alex explains why the rights offered by this alternative should be extended to opposite-sex couples | The Guardian | Facebook

54K views · 484 reactions | WATCH: Lectures in History: Union & Emancipation in the Civil War Saturday 8pm & midnight ET Wheaton College history professor Tracy McKenzie teaches a class on the evolving Northern war aims of unionism and emancipation during the Civil War. He describes how public support for emancipation correlated with whether Union forces were perceived to be prevailing against the Confederates. | American History TV | Facebook

707K views · 6.8K reactions | This plantation home was owned by the richest man in the state and burned by the Union Army during the Civil War. We found an incredible artifact in the front yard! | History Seekers | Facebook