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New Theater and Film Debut at Richmond’s American Civil War Museum
The American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Virginia has become a regular stop for students of the Civil War visiting the former Confederate capital. The…
Recovering From the Trauma of the Civil War: Mental Health
Dillon J. Carroll, history instructor at Butte Community College in California, is the author of the forthcoming book “Invisible Wounds: Mental Illness and Veterans of…
Reconstruction Brought Harvard Its First Black Student: Why Was He Forgotten?
The Washington Post has a feature on Harvard’s first Black student written by University of South Carolina historian Christian K. Anderson. Here are substantial excerpts:…
Peterboro in Central New York Will Host Juneteenth History of Abolition Movement
Peterboro, N.Y. is where The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum (NAHOF) and the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark (GSENHL) are located. Gerrit…
Grant Bicentennial Celebration June 18 at Grant Cottage Upstate NY
On June 18th the Grant Cottage, located near Saratoga, N.Y., will host a celebration of the Grant Bicentennial. Here is the description of the day’s…
Grant Bicentennial Event on Ulysses S. Grant and Mark Twain June 11 in Georgetown, Ohio
On June 11, 2022 there will be a Grant Bicentennial event sponsored by the U.S. Grant Boyhood Home & Schoolhouse219 East Grant Avenue, Georgetown, Ohio….
Freedom House in Arlington, Va. Reopens to Tell Story of Slavery and Freedom
Freedom House was once a center for the trafficking in enslaved Blacks in Northern Virginia. The occupation of the city by Union forces at the…
Memory Wars Podcast Will Examine How the U.S. and Germany Deal With Memory of Slavery and Holocaust
Axios reports that a new five-part podcast launched today that looks at how Germany had to confront its history of human rights abuse and genocide…
Virginia Museum of History & Culture Reopens After Two-Year Closure and Major Expansion
The Virginia Museum of History & Culture in Richmond has reopened after closing for two years during the pandemic for renovations. Established by the Virginia…
Reconstruction Colonization: Seward’s Failed Acquisition of the Virgin Islands
The Washington Post has an interesting article on the moves by William Seward to acquire the Virgin Islands as a colony of the United States….
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