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A Georgia Lawyer Wrote “WHAT I KNOW OF THE KU KLUX KLAN”
There are very few first hand accounts of the Ku Klux Klan during the Reconstruction Era. Documents from the Klan at the national and state…
Call Your Senators and Congressperson to Support Our National Parks This Week
Over the last two years 25% of our National Park staff, including Rangers and support staff, have been cut throughout the nation at our National…
Dedication of a New Monument to Union Soldiers in Lyons, N.Y,
I drove up to Lyons, New York to see the dedication of a new monument to a Civil War regiment, the 111th New York Volunteer…
Celebrate National Park Week Next Week
I went to four National Park sites this year. Last year I visited seven including Yosemite. Two years ago I went to Montezuma’s Castle, the…
Civil War Memorial Bainbridge, New York
When you are driving in Upstate New York you will often find Civil War monuments in the smallest of towns. This one is in Bainbridge,…
A Black Man Tells Congress What African Americans Faced in the South During Reconstruction: Henry Adams
During Reconstruction, African Americans formed committees to record the violation of human rights by various white supremacist organizations like the Knights of the White Camelia…
Wayne N.Y. Dedicating New Civil War Statuary Group “True Valor at Gettysburg” on Saturday August 22, 2026
The Wayne County Historical Society in Wayne County New York is holding a new Civil War monument unveiling at the county seat of Lyons. The…
A Fate Worse than Hell: American Prisoners of the Civil War by W. Fitzhugh Brundage
A Fate Worse than Hell: American Prisoners of the Civil War by W. Fitzhugh Brundage published by W. W. Norton & Company (2026) When people…
Thaddeus Stevens & Lydia Hamilton Smith Center for History and Democracy in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The Thaddeus Stevens & Lydia Hamilton Smith Center for History and Democracy in Lancaster, Pennsylvania is a new addition to the commemoration of the Civil…
How the Klan Was Taught to Kids Before the 1980s
In the 1920s, Nathan Bedford Forrest’s grandson, who had the same name, attracted quite a bit of attention when he announced that he was setting…