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160th Anniversary of the Combahee Raid at Reconstruction Era National Historical Park June 1-3, 2023
The 160th Anniversary Harriet Tubman On the evening of June 1, 1863 Harriet Tubman and Col. James Montgomery directed three steamships up the Combahee…
Opera “Omar” on Slavery Wins Pulitzer Prize for Music
The Pulitzer Prize for Music was awarded earlier this week to the new opera Omar, by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels. The opera tells the…
Lavinia C. Thompson-The Personal Story of Slavery and Civil War Webinar May 20, 2023
The new International African American Museum (IAAM) in charleston is offering another virtual program on South Carolina history. Here is the museum’s description of the…
Book on Alabama County’s Resistance to Federal Gov Before, During, and After Civil War Wins History Pulitzer
“Freedom’s Dominion: A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power,” by Jefferson Cowie was awarded the History Pulitzer yesterday. The book tells the story of…
Series on How Confederate Heritage Impacts Alabama Wins Pulitzer Prize
Kyle Whitmire of AL.com in Birmingham, Alabama has won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for his excellent series on the impact of Confederate heritage on…
Civil War Era Hospital and Cemetery Discovered Underwater In Gulf of Mexico
Joshua Marano, a maritime archaeologist with the National Park Service, observed an unusual pattern in the water when he was flying over the Gulf of…
Pennsylvania Post Office Renamed for Union Veteran Andrew Gomer Williams
The Butler, Pa. Post Office, located at 345 South Main Street in Butler, was renamed this week in honor of local Civil War veteran Andrew…
Chart Shows Chronology of Lynchings of Blacks in Virginia After the Civil War
New data visualization from the Racial Terror: Lynching in Virginia project of James Madison University helps to illustrate chronological patterns in the lynchings of Blacks….
Around the Web May 2023: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
Substack Kevin Levin has been a history teacher most of his life. He has an interesting take on the recent failures of the history 8th…
Recovering the Voices of Enslaved Women in Song
New songs from the days of slavery. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/why-these-four-banjo-playing-women-resurrected-songs-enslaved-180971926/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR2fJ9UAkvs4cWJfRhUagwoC5akxF2iE5UMNth379x071fUdUKpvyKSU0hE
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