Month: June 2021
New Reconstruction Trail Opened in Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina was the capital when the state had its first Black-majority legislature. From 1865 to 1876 it was the center of a civil…
NY Times Reviews How the Word Was Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith
The Sunday New York Times reviews HOW THE WORD IS PASSED: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith. Here are…
Book Roundup of Some of the Best Reconstruction and Race Books of the Pandemic Year
Many of us expanded our reading during the lonely days of the Pandemic by taking old books off the shelves to read anew. I just…
American Legion Suspends Post that Cut-Off Veteran’s Mic at Memorial Day Ceremony
The decision to cut-off the mic of retired Lt. Col. Bernard Kemter at a Memorial Day commemoration in Hudson, Ohio when he described an 1865…
NY Times Reviews New Michael Burlingame Book on the Lincoln Marriage
Abe Lincoln and Mary Todd were the sort of power couple we now recognize in FDR and Eleanor or Bill and Hil. No major biography…
Erasing History: Vet’s Mic Turned Off When He Speaks About the Creation of Memorial Day at the End of the Civil War
There have been many attempts over the years to suppress aspects of the history of the Civil War and Reconstruction. The role of African Americans…
WaPo on the Problem of What to Do With Confederate Statues After Removal
The Washington Post has an interesting article on the problems Southern towns and cities are having finding a final resting place for the Confederate statues…
Around the Web June 2021: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
This was a great month for Civil War and Reconstruction social media. The first video in my lineup this month includes a half hour segment…
Washington Post: What A True Memorial Day Celebration Would Look Like
The Washington Post has an editorial this weekend on how Memorial Day should be celebrated. Here are some excerpts: WHILE IT’S unlikely anyone can say…
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