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Two Civil War/Reconstruction Books Longlisted for National Book Award
According to the Washington Post, two new Civil War/Reconstruction Era books have been Longlisted for the National Book Awards this year. Night Watch is a…
Forida’s History Education Standards on Slavery Ignore Their Own Expert Reviewers
The Miami Herald has uncovered how Florida has tried to cover up the state’s treatment of Black people. Reporters Ana Ceballos and Alyssa Johnson say…
NY Times Reviews LINCOLN’S GOD: How Faith Transformed a President and a Nation by Joshua Zeitz
LINCOLN’S GOD: How Faith Transformed a President and a Nation by Joshua Zeitz was reviewed recently by Ted Widmer in the New York Times. Here…
The WashPo Reviews President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier by C.W. Goodyear
Historian Garrett M. Graff has a review of the new biography President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier by C.W. Goodyear from Simon & Schuster. Here…
Myths of the Gettysburg Campaign Explained by Tim Smith
Tim Smith of the Adams County Historical Society in Gettysburg is an expert on the battle. This short video helps explain how certain myths have…
Around the Web July 2023: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
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Exhibit on Frederick Douglass Opened in Washington’s National Portrait Galley
A new exhibit on Frederick Douglass has opened at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Galley in Washington. It will be open until April 21, 2024. Here…
Beaufort, S.C. Reconstruction Era National Park Opens New Exhibit on South Carolina Civil Rights from Reconstruction Onward
A new travelling exhibition opens on July 15, 2023 at Reconstruction Era National Park in South Carolina. According to Explore Beaufort: A traveling exhibition that…
Ulysses S. Grant Cottage Offers 4th of July Celebration
If you are looking for something historic for 4th of July, you might want to go to the celebration at Grant Cottage above Saratoga in…
Rare Opportunity to See “Juneteenth” and the Emancipation Proclamation at National Archives on June 19
Tomorrow is the last day the special exhibit displaying the Union Army order that was distributed in Galveston on June 19, 1865 and the Emancipation…
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