Posted in Places to Visit Slavery

July 17 New London, Ct. Holding Ceremony Unveiling Plaque Commemorating Slave Shipment

This  Sunday, July 17, 2022 at 4 p.m. at Amistad Pier in New  London, Ct., a ceremony will be held to unveil a plaque marking…

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This Weekend Abolitionist Roots of the Women’s Rights Movement at Seneca Falls, N.Y. July 15-17 2022

For the first time in three years, the Women’s Rights National Historic Park will commemorate the 1848 Seneca Falls Women’s Convention in-person. Here is info…

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Posted in Civil War Places to Visit

Video of Talk by Jill Titus on How the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg Was Celebrated in 1963

Dr. Jill Titus, author of Gettysburg 1963, gave a lecture this year on how the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg was celebrated in…

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Annual Ulysses S. Grant Symposium at Soldiers’ Memorial Military Museum St. Louis July 23, 2022

July 23, 2022 is when the 9th Annual Ulysses S. Grant Symposium is being held at the Soldiers’ Memorial Military Museum in downtown St. Louis….

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Posted in Memory of Reconstruction Places to Visit

Hamburg Massacre Commemorated This Weekend in South Carolina

The 1876 Hamburg Massacre of African Americans was long-ignored by South Carolina’s educators and museums who rewrote history to maintain White Supremacy. This weekend the…

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Children of Gettysburg 1863 Museum Now Open at Gettysburg

A new museum focused on helping children visiting Gettysburg learn about what happened there in 1863 has been opened by the non-profit Gettysburg Foundation. Called…

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Posted in Slavery Texas

Texas Education Working Group Suggested that the Term “Involuntary Relocation” Replace “Slave Trade”

Pursuant to new policies adopted in Texas barring “Critical Race Theory” a working group set up by the state has advised that what used to…

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Workshops That Teach New Florida History Standards Said to Distort Past

New standards for teaching civics in Florida have led to the establishment of three-day programs across the state to instruct social studies teachers in how…

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Posted in Places to Visit USCT

Camp Nelson National Monument Living History Weekend June 25-26, 2022

This weekend the Camp Nelson National Monument at 6614 Danville Road Loop 2 Nicholasville, Kentucky will host two days of living history that will focus…

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Posted in Slavery White Supremacy

Artist Kara Walker Depicts Slavery in Steam Calliope

A new artwork in the Sculpture Garden on the National Mall is Kara Walker’s steam calliope which depicts slavery in the United States before (and…

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