Hi! (I've posted something a bit like this a few months ago, though, then, it was about the French and Indian War, and a whole different issue)

I'm making a project, that includes three historical-rhyme-things, and the one I'm working on right now regards the American Civil War. Obviously, it is a grim topic, but historical, nevertheless. I was wondering, about four briefly-mentioned topics, whether or not I should try to rewrite them to make them more friendly to Scratchers of all ages.

These are the topics:
* President Abraham Lincoln's death (Is it alright if I use the word “assassination”?)
* The medical crisis on both sides, which caused more women to take on the roles of doctors (Is it alright to reference that the medical instruments were unclean, and surgeries were haphazard?)
* The new warfare technology (Is it alright to mention that newer technologies could break bones?)
* The extensive racism that followed the Civil War (Is it alright to briefly mention terrorist groups, such as the KKK?)

I've made sure that there are no rhymes that go too far into detail, and I do want to include a lot of detail of how bad America was (as its racist past has sometimes been censored, whilst it should be brought to light), and how the Civil War was just… chaotic, but still, I don't want to break the rules of Scratch.
I sincerely apologise for any inconvenience.

If you avoid too much gruesome detail, then you could be okay. References to stuff like assassination and the KKK can always be tricky, but when used in a historical/educational context, we're usually more lenient on that sort of stuff.

Just make sure it follows this (no one can give a definitive answer for this)

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