Month: June 2022
Freedom House in Arlington, Va. Reopens to Tell Story of Slavery and Freedom
Freedom House was once a center for the trafficking in enslaved Blacks in Northern Virginia. The occupation of the city by Union forces at the…
Memory Wars Podcast Will Examine How the U.S. and Germany Deal With Memory of Slavery and Holocaust
Axios reports that a new five-part podcast launched today that looks at how Germany had to confront its history of human rights abuse and genocide…
Virginia Museum of History & Culture Reopens After Two-Year Closure and Major Expansion
The Virginia Museum of History & Culture in Richmond has reopened after closing for two years during the pandemic for renovations. Established by the Virginia…
Reconstruction Colonization: Seward’s Failed Acquisition of the Virgin Islands
The Washington Post has an interesting article on the moves by William Seward to acquire the Virgin Islands as a colony of the United States….
Battle of Cold Harbor Living History This Weekend
This weekend the Richmond National Battlefield Park will commemorate the bloody Battle of Cold Harbor. The weekend’s events will be held at the Cold Harbor…
Should Fort Monroe Be the National Emancipation Landmark?
Public history advocate Steven T. Corneliussen argues that the United States needs a National Emancipation Monument and that it should be placed at Fortress Monroe…
Religion and Confederate Ideology in Brazil After the Civil War
Baptist News reports on the influence of the Confederacy on Brazil over the 150 years after former Confederates and Southern Baptists went to the South…
Around the Web June 2022: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
Note: You can now access my own Civil War/Reconstruction podcasts here. New Website A new website that looks at Civil War naval forces got started…
Black Church Tolson’s Chapel Near Burnside’s Bridge Designated National Historic Landmark
Tolson’s Chapel in Sharpsburg, Md. has been designated a National Historic Landmark. The church, established by African Americans in 1866, is near the road leading…
“Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples” Opening in D.C. at National Portrait Gallery
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will open a new exhibition of Civil War photography on July 1. “Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples” is the title…
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