antebellum
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The steamboat reversed this flow, reshaping the antebellum economy decades before the railroad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
In Beaufort, an antebellum city founded in 1711, an estimated 3,000 people turned out — a marked increase over earlier “No Kings” rallies, said Barb Nash, one of the coordinators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2026
If analysts factor an increase of say $10 from the antebellum price of around $70 to just $80 this could lift target prices across the European oil majors by at least 15%.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
Specifically, Jackson asked the court to reckon with the views and work of free Black people in antebellum and post-antebellum America when considering the meaning and power of the 14th Amendment.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2025
White leaders—former planters—were clearly fighting to regain their antebellum positions of political and economic privilege.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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