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Emerging Civil War Discussion of Slave Trading in the South During the Civil War

Emerging Civil War Podcasts includes a discussion of Chris Mackowski with Dr. Robert K. D. Colby on slave trading in the Civil War and his…

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National Park Service Plans to Fire Over 1,000 Staff

According to a memo leaked to the press on Friday, National Park Service leadership briefed park superintendents on Thursday that 1,000 park personnel will be…

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Posted in Book Reviews Slavery

Civil War Talk Radio on Somewhere Toward Freedom: Shermans March and the Story of Americas Largest Emancipation

Gerry at Civil War Talk Radio has a thought provoking with Bennett Parten, the author of Somewhere Toward Freedom: Shermans March and the Story of…

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NY Times on Why Showboat Is Such an Enduring Musical of American History

Joshua Barone is the assistant classical music and dance editor of the New York Times. He has written a note on why Showboat is both…

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Jimmy Carter and His Civil War Reading

Well-known historian Douglas Brinkley was writing a biography of Jimmy Carter in 1993 and he met with the former president. He asked him what were…

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Civil War Talk Radio Interviews Michael J. Megelsh on Adelbert Ames

Civil War Talk Radio had an interesting interview recently with Michael Megelish on his new book on Union General Adelbert Ames. Ames was the son-in-law…

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Look at the New Museum Being Built Under the Lincoln Memorial

In 2023, the National Park Service began construction under the Lincoln Memorial in Washington to transform the space beneath Lincoln’s statue into a museum. We…

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The 2024 Dedication Day Ceremony Marking the Gettysburg Address With Remarks from Harold Holzer

Every year the National Park Foundation marks the November 19, 1863 Gettysburg Address when Lincoln dedicated the Gettysburg cemetery. Today the New York Times published…

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Percival Everett’s “James” Receives National Book Award for Retelling of Hunk Finn

Last night, the new book James by Percival Everett won the National Book Award for Fiction. The book is a retelling of  Mark Twain’s “Adventures…

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New Research Looks at the Total Loss of Life Caused by the Civil War With Increased Casualties in South

Today’s New York Times has a look at new research on those who lost their lives during the Civil War. Here is the report from…

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