Category: African Americans Emancipation & Reconstruction
African Methodist Episcopal Church in Coxsackie NY
The Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Coxsackie, N.Y. is a church that goes back before the time of the Civil War. The church is…
Harriet Tubman’s Church Auburn N.Y. Photo Tour
Harriet Tubman today is an iconic figure of resistance to slavery, fighting for the Union to abolish slavery, and caring for Black veterans who served…
Juneteenth Celebration at Grant’s Cottage in the Adirondacks
On Juneteenth (June 19, 2023) the Grant Cottage in Upstate New York will have two programs honoring the National Holiday. Here is the press release…
Richmond Creating Center on History of Slave Trade at Shockoe Bottom
Richmond, Virginia’s Shockoe Bottom was a center of the slave trade in the United States. Sales of human beings took place there throughout the 19th…
Lincoln and the Effort to Send Freed Slaves to an Island Off of Haiti
The Washington Post has an article this weekend on a disturbing effort to transplant freed slaves to an island off of Haiti and Lincoln’s involvement….
When Jourdon Anderson Was Asked by His Former Owner to Return to Work After the Civil War
The Reconstruction Era National Historical Park recently shared this: In August 1865, Jourdon Anderson, a freedman living in Dayton, Ohio, addressed a letter to his…
Framework of Freedom: Habeas Corpus Act Passed Feb. 5, 1867
On Feb. 5, 1867 Congress passed the Habeas Corpus Act of 1867. Congress had suspended the Writ of Habeas Corpus in 1863 in response to…
Historical Marker Erected Near Sodus N.Y. Honoring Black Abolitionist Austin Steward
Sodus, near Rochester in Western New York, honored early African American Abolitionist Austin Steward with a historical marker near where he was brought to New…
Commemoration of John Brown’s Raid to be Held at Harpers Ferry Oct. 15 & 16, 2022
One of the most important blows against slavery before the Civil War was John Brown’s Raid at Harpers Ferry. A commemoration will be held there…
A Close-Up Look at the New Franklin, Tenn. Historical Panels on Slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction in the City
Franklin, Tennessee has been a leading location in telling the full story of the American Civil War. The Battle of Franklin Trust has done pioneering…
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