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African American Civil War Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The African American Civil War Memorial in Washington, D.C. is at the corner of Vermont Avenue, 10th Street, and U Street NW in the Shaw…
The Politics of Emancipation: Lincoln Suffers Defeat
Lincoln’s September 17, 1862 Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation had a major political flaw. It stirred up opposition to Lincoln among whites, but its principal beneficiaries, enslaved blacks, could not vote. When…
The Killing of African Americans Before the 1876 Elections in Harper’s Cartoons
One of the largest campaigns of racial violence ever unleashed in the United States was during the months up to the Election of 1876 in…
PODCAST: Kevin Levin on His New Biography of Robert Gould Shaw
Chris Mackowski, the founder of Emerging Civil War, interviewed Kevin Levin recently on Levin’s new book on Robert Gould Shaw, the commander of the Black…
Wilmington National Cemetery Black Soldiers Section in Wilmington, North Carolina
In 1865, the 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, 10th, 27th, 37th and 39th United States Colored Troops (USCT) regiments fought in the Wilmington Campaign to liberate…
The Wiley-Silver Prize in Civil War History Was Awarded to Beau Cleland for “Between King Cotton and Queen Victoria: How Pirates, Smugglers, and Scoundrels Almost Saved the Confederacy”
The Center for Civil War Research awarded the Wiley-Silver Prize in Civil War History to Beau Cleland for Between King Cotton and Queen Victoria: How Pirates,…
Has the Smithsonian Been Crippled by Wokeness?
A report from / City Journal is getting a lot of attention. / City Journal reports: “On America’s July 4 semi-quincentennial, the White House Domestic…
Video National Constitution Center: The Long Shadow of the Election of 1876
According to the National Constitution Center: “2026 marks the 150thth anniversary of the contested election of 1876. Three renowned scholars join to discuss the election,…
“Boundless” The United States Colored Troops Memorial in Wilmington, North Carolina
“Boundless” is the amazing sculpture honoring the United States Colored Troops at the Cameron Art Museum at 3201 South 17th St Wilmington, NC, 28412. I…
Lost Cause Advocate Doug Wilson Triumphs With New State Funding for “Classical Christian Schools”
Doug Wilson has become the biggest advocate of the Lost Cause in the 21st Century and he has made more gains in the last year…