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West Point Historian Brigadier General (Ret.) Ty Seidule On the Persistence of Confederate Icons in Modern America

Retired West Point historian and brigadier general Ty Seidule spoke with The Guardian recently about the persistence of Confederate iconography in modern America. Here are…

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Pennsylvania Gov Candidate Doug Mastriano Draws Criticism for Posing in Confederate Uniform

Candidate for Pennsylvania governor Doug Mastriano is drawing criticism for posing in Confederate uniform for a faculty photo at the Army War College during the…

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“Sherman Posting” Becoming a Popular OnLine Tactic for Countering NeoConfederates

Conservative web site The New York Sun says that a new social media trend called “Sherman Posting” is catching on at Tic Tok and other…

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College Board Offers First-Ever AP in African American Studies This Year

For the first time ever, the College Board is working with schools to offer Advanced Placement (AP) courses and tests in African American Studies.  Sixty…

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Posted in Abolitionists Places to Visit

New Statue of African American Woman Who Ended Slavery in Massachusetts Unveiled in Sheffield

The new Elizabeth Freeman statue was unveiled today in Sheffield, Massachusetts in the Berkshires. Freeman was an enslaved Black woman who sued in 1783 to…

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Posted in Abolitionists Emancipation Proclamation

Sheffield, Mass. Unveiling Statue Today of Woman Who Helped End Slavery in Massachusetts

Sheffield, Mass. will be the scene of the unveiling of a statue of Elizabeth Freeman, a Black woman whose courageous actions led to the abolition…

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1873 Colfax Massacre Subject of New Public Broadcasting Film

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded it largest grant in a newly announced set of funds to a new feature-length documentary called The Colfax…

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New Florida Teacher Training Now Ignores Reconstruction Says News Report

Tampa’s News Channel 8 reports that the new curriculum trainings for Florida social studies teachers leaves out the Reconstruction Era. The trainings, organized by the…

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Posted in Music Places to Visit U.S. Grant

Concert Celebrating U.S. Grant Trip Around the World After His Presidency August 18

The Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site near St. Louis has been holding concerts recalling Grant’s trip around the world after his presidency. The concerts…

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The Fifteen Most Popular Civil War/Reconstruction Related National Historic Sites

A National Historic Site (NHS) is a nationally recognized site, usually centered around a single building, recognized by the National Park Service as a site of…

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