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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Posted in Civil War Places to Visit

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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June 26, 2022 Program: Slavery at White Haven on Slaves at Grant’s Farm in Missouri

On Sunday, June 26, 2022 at 3:30 PM there will be a tour of Ulysses S. Grant’s property at White Haven near St. Louis on…

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Posted in Places to Visit USCT

Fort Defiance in Tennessee Dedicates a Statue to USCT on Juneteenth

On Juneteenth a  new statue honoring the United States Colored Troops (USCT) was unveiled at Fort Defiance Civil War Park and Interpretive Center in Clarksville,…

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Posted in Civil War Immigrants

List of “Asians and Pacific Islanders” Who Served in the Civil War

The National Park Service has posted a document prepared during the Civil War Sesquicentennial that lists all Asians and Pacific Islanders whose Civil War service…

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Posted in Places to Visit U.S. Grant

Grant200 Program on Grant and Horses at His St. Louis Home June 25, 2022

Whitehaven, Ulysses S. Grant’s St. Louis home, is having a program on Grant’s life with horses as part of its celebration of the Grant Bicentennial….

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