Author: Patrick Young
New Book on Reconstruction by Henry Louis Gates Reviewed by The Nation Magazine
The new book on the Reconstruction Era by Henry Louis Gates is reviewed by The Nation Magazine. Here is an excerpt from the review of…
September 4 1869: First Black Delegates Seated at a National Labor Union Convention
Prior to the Civil War, black workers were excluded from nearly every “white” labor union in the United States. During Reconstruction, the leaders of the…
“Raise High the White Man’s Banner” Democratic Campaign Song August 1868
The great Democratic Ratification meeting in New Orleans was one of many state or city gatherings organized by local Democrats to ratify Horatio Seymour as…
Slate Interviews Kevin Levin on His New Book “Searching for Black Confederates”
Slate has an interesting interview with Kevin Levin, the author of the new book Searching for Black Confederates. From the interview: Fast-forward to the civil…
Seeing Reconstruction in the Fall of 1868 Through the Eyes of The “Weekly Caucasian” Newspaper from Missouri
As many of you probably know, the Weekly Caucasian newspaper from Lexington, Missouri was a staunchly Democratic newspaper. Supporting the virtues of the Confederacy, applying…
WashPo: Modern Conservative Calls for “Civility” Echo Those of Confederates
Here is an interesting article in the Washington Post that finds that the modern conservative calls for civility echo similar appeals from Confederates 155 years…
Podcast from Slate Gabfest on NY Times’s 1619 Slavery Series
The new 1619 Project put out by the New York Times has both been incredibly popular and very controversial. The project observes the 400th Anniversary…
John B. Gordon to Black Voters “We opposed your freedom…because we had bought you” Sept. 1868
Former Confederate General John B. Gordon “reached out” to Black voters during the 1868 campaign to assure them that he and other whites had opposed…
Oppose Salmon P. Chase “The High Priest of Negro Suffrage” for President June 1868
The cartoon above mocks the attempt by Tammany Hall Democrats to nominate the pro-civil rights Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Salmon P. Chase as…
Nick Sacco Explains How National Park Service Interprets Grant’s Presidency at His Home in St. Louis
Nick Sacco is a “public historan.” He interprets history for visotrs at the National Park Service’s Ulysses Grant Historic Site in St. Louis Missouri. While…