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Congress Will Consider Rolling Back Protections for Historic Sites
In November Congress may vote on changes to take away protections for historic sites. The nonpartisan National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) is calling on…
The Original Black Panther: Prince Rivers and the Lost City of Hamburg by Stephen Berry
The Original Black Panther: Prince Rivers and the Lost City of Hamburg by Stephen Berry published by University of Georgia Press 302 pages (2026) Stephen…
Grant to Underground Railroad Education Center in Albany Restored by Federal Government
In March of this year, the Underground Railroad Education Center in Albany, New York found out that the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) had…
Lincoln and the Superiority of the “Negro” Over the Irish
In 1864, a pamphlet appeared throughout the North that shocked voters. The pamphlet coined a new word, “miscegenation”, for the sexual union of blacks and whites….
Boston Sphinx Memorializes the Union Dead of the Civil War & Slavery’s End
Mount Auburn Cemetery was one of the first “Rural Cemeteries” in the United States. Cemeteries before the 19th Century were adjoining churches or on available…
White Power: Policing American Slavery by Gautham Rao
White Power: Policing American Slavery by Gautham Rao Published by University of North Carolina Press (2026) White Power is not strictly about Reconstruction, in fact…
Jerry Rescue Monument Syracuse, New York
One of the most publicized acts of resistance to slavery took place in Syracuse, New York on October 1, 1851. On that date, William “Jerry”…
The Immigrant Story Behind Twelve Years a Slave
The new film Twelve Years a Slave is a narrative of a real slave’s life. Last year’s Django Unchained was a fantasy of a slave’s…
Soldiers’ Monument in Marion, New York
Marion, New York is a very small rural town about twenty miles east of Rochester. In 1860, at the start of the Civil War, the…
Trump Administration Denies Report That President Is Looking at Renaming Ford’s Theatre
Several reports appeared in national news sources claiming that the Trump Administration is considering renaming Ford’s Theater after Donald Trump. The story originally appeared on…