Month: January 2023
Confederate Florida Resolution Passed After Lincoln Reelection in 1864 Renounces Reunion
James Epperson recently posted on social media a piece of legislation passed by the Florida legislature in 1864 in response to Abraham Lincoln’s reelection. By…
Marking a Civil War/Reconstruction Era Cemetery in Richmond
Under construction Washington Post article https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/10/27/richmond-shockoe-african-burying-ground/
Another Deep Dive Into the Writing of William Dunning the Historian Neo-Confederates Love
Earlier we discussed William, Dunning, a Columbia University professor who so shaped 20th Century understanding of Reconstruction that the field was dominated by the “Dunning…
“Never Mind the Guide” The NY Times Advice When Visiting Gettysburg in 1888
On July 9, 1888 the New York Times published a guide to seeing the Gettysburg Battlefield entitled “Never Mind the Guide.” I heard about the…
Schenectady “Rest Here for the Night” Memorial to Union Soldiers Photo Tour
Schenectady’s Rest Here for the Night Memorial is located at the intersection of State Street and Lafayette Street in Veterans Park near the county courthouse….
Washington Post Reviews Kidada Williams Book “I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War Against Reconstruction”
The Washington Post has a review of Kidada Williams new book I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War Against…
The Roots of the Attack on the Teaching of Black History Date Back to the End of Reconstruction
The Washington Post has an article today on the similarities between today’s attack on the teaching of Black history and the suppression of the Black…
Boston Symphony Orchestra to Perform Passion of Octavius Catto About Reconstruction Black Leader
According to Broadway World, conductor André Raphel will lead the Boston Symphony Orchestra on March 3, 4 and 5, 2023 performing a piece about a…
Reconstruction Era Laws Regulating Firearms
The Supreme Court’s overturning of New York’s law regulating gun possession in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen would have attracted more…
Virginia Bar Association President (1903) Explains Why 15th Amendment Grant of Black Voting Rights Was a Mistake
We know that the 15th Amendment giving non-white men the right to vote was ratified in 1870. We also know that various state laws and…
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