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Panels Under Consideration for Removal at Stones River Battlefield in Tennessee

The Battle of Stones River, or Murfreesboro, was a very important battle in Tennessee that lasted from December 21, 1862 to January 2, 1863. At…

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Kingsley Planation’s Brochure and Exhibits Are Under Review By Interior Department for Their Slavery Depictions

Timucuan Preserve is next to Jacksonville in Florida. In is a giant wetland along the St. John’s River and the Atlantic Ocean. Contained within it…

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Fort Raleigh’s Booklets on the United States Colored Troops May Be Removed by NPS

All of us learned about Roanoke Island when we studied American History back in Middle School. The island is in the Outer Banks of North…

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Taking Down the Civil War Historical Signage at Gulf Islands National Seashore?

Yesterday I posted about the newly disclosed set of documents assembled by the Interior Department of National Park signage that may be taken down under…

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National Parks Have Assembled List of Displays & Literature For Possible Removal

Yesterday, the Washington Post published an article on the newly released files that the National Park Service put together in response to the Interior Department’s…

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Review: “The Gray House” A Civil War Spy Ring

The Gray House is a gigantic miniseries of more than eight and a half hours that is set in Richmond during the Civil War. A…

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