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Over 380 FOOTSTEPS articles and over 8,100 articles from seven other Cobblestone Publishing magazines are available in our subscription-based online searchable archives.  Parents and teachers, try the FREE index.

Current Issue:
Tell Me a Story: Folktales Then and Now
Tell Me a Story: Folktales Then and Now

Civil War Reconstruction -- Sept./Oct. 2004
Civil War Reconstuction -- Sept./Oct. 2004

Wonder what really happened after the Confederate states surrendered? Wonder just who the carpetbaggers and scalawags were? What about the secret societies that formed in the South? Come aboard FOOTSTEPS for an adventure that's sure to surprise and fascinate, as we unravel some myths and discover the truth behind the stories. Meet Scott Bond, who went from slave to millionaire through ingenuity and good business sense. Read about a president who escaped impeachment by just one vote. Watch as new rules are introduced that oppose the victories won by the Union. Celebrate Juneteenth with all the traditional "fixings"! Interested? This is sure to be an issue you'll want to read from cover to cover.

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Bonus Article! Bonus Article: Learn about Tunis Campbell, a northern black abolitionist who chose to move South in the 1860s