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Dr. Stephanie McCurry: The Confederate States of America Free Zoom Webinar Recording

Our friends at the Journal of the Civil War Era have been organizing webinars on Zoom to keep the historical discussion fresh. I will post…

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Posted in Civil War Memory of Reconstruction White Supremacy White Supremacy Apologetics

Gettysburg Times Covers Historians’ Day of Action #WeWantMoreHistory

On September 30, 2020, the Gettysburg Times published an article on the Historians’ Day of Action at Gettysburg. I was fortunate enough to have been…

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NY Times Covers Historians’ Day of Action at Gettysburg and Other Civil War Sites

Over the weekend, I participated in the #WeWantMoreHistory Historians’ Day of Action at Gettysburg. Little did I realize the New York Times would cover it….

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Thunder at the Gates: The Black Civil War Regiments That Redeemed America by Douglas R Egerton

Thunder at the Gates: The Black Civil War Regiments That Redeemed America by Douglas R Egerton published by Basic Books (2016) 450pp. $32.00 Hardcover $20.99…

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Posted in Memory of Reconstruction Monuments

Historian Describes How She Will Join Civil War Day of Action

The Journal of the Civil War Era is organizing a national day of action  for historians at historic sites around the country on September 26…

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Historians Day of Action at Civil War Sites this Saturday

Kate Masur and Greg Downs, editors of the Journal of the Civil War Era have issued a call for historians to do “good history” this…

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Posted in Book Reviews Civil War Immigrants

Radical Warrior: August Willich’s Journey from German Revolutionary to Union General by David Dixon

Radical Warrior: August Willich’s Journey from German Revolutionary to Union General by David Dixon published by University of Tennessee Press (2020) $40.00 Hardcover. Author David…

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Holding the Line on the River of Death: Union Mounted Forces at Chickamauga by Eric J. Wittenberg

Holding the Line on the River of Death: Union Mounted Forces at Chickamauga by Eric J. Wittenberg published by Savas Beattie (2018) Hardcover $29.95 Kindle $9.99…

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Posted in Book Reviews Ku Klux Klan White Supremacy White Terror

Life of a Klansman: A Family History in White Supremacy by Edward Ball

Life of a Klansman: A Family History in White Supremacy by Edward Ball published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (2020) $28.00 Hardcover $14.99 Kindle. Edward…

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The White League Monument at Liberty Place in New Orleans

On September 13, 1891 the New Orleans newspapers announced that the following day there was to be a celebration on Canal Street on the anniversary…

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