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Civil War Institute Video Tour of Antietam with Historian/Ranger Scott Hartwig

This is the last video from this year’s Civil War Institute at Gettysburg. In it Scott Hartwig takes viewers on a tour of the Antietam…

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New Harriet Tubman Museum Opens in Cape May, N.J. on Juneteenth

Abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman was at the heart of Cape May’s Juneteenth Celebration yesterday. She was honored by the opening of a…

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NY Times Visits Jekyll Island’s Slavery, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow Sites of Black Resistance

The New York Times has a Juneteenth Weekend trip to Jekyll Island and the Golden Isles in Georgia focused on its history of slavery, Reconstruction,…

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Historian Kate Masur in NY Times on Finishing the Work of Junteenth

Historian Kate Masur has an essay in today’s New York Times on the unfinished work of the civil rights struggle that led to Juneteenth. According…

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Civil War Institute Video Tour of Rose and Codori Farms

The Civil War Institute has another tour posted. This one looks at two iconic farms on the Gettysburg battlefield. The tour is called “War at…

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Thoughts on the Passage of the Juneteenth Bill and the Opposition

Yesterday the House of Representatives approved making Juneteenth a national holiday by a vote of 415 to 14. What are we to make of the…

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Civil War Institute Video Tour of Barksdale’s Assault at Gettysburg Led By Jen Murray

Next up from the Civil War Institute last week at Gettysburg College is a battlefield tour by Professor Jennifer Murray focused on Barksdale’s Mississippi Brigade’s…

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Sons of Confederate Veterans Tribute to Nathan Bedford Forrest at 1909 UCV Convention

The 1909 Convention of the United Confederate Veterans was held in Memphis, Tenn. between June 8 and June 10. The annual conventions of the premier…

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Civil War Institute Video of Kent Masterson Brown on Meade at Gettysburg

The second day of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg began with Kent Masterson Brown speaking about his new book Meade at Gettysburg. He discusses…

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Civil War Institute Panel With Licensed Battlefield Guides

Here is another Civil War Institute panel posted earlier this week. This one focuses on the history and experiences of the Licensed Battlefield Guides (LBG)…

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