Category: African Americans Emancipation & Reconstruction
Gen. Longstreet’s Infamous Letter: On Joining the Republicans & “Betraying” the Confederates 1867
General James Longstreet was one of the most respected military leaders of the Confederacy after the war. That is, until he published an infamous letter…
The Lost Cause that Built Jim Crow: Henry Louis Gates in the NY Times
Professor Henry Louis Gates has an interesting article in today’s New York Times that examines the role of the Lost Cause and Redeemer narratives in…
CBS Sunday Morning Visits the Slavery and Reconstruction Sites of Harriet Tubman
CBS Sunday Morning has a nice travel piece visiting the sites of Harriet Tubman’s life in slavery in Maryland and freedom in Auburn, N.Y. CBS…
Franklin, Tennessee to Unveil Monument to Enslaved People on Nov. 9, 2019
Franklin, Tennessee has been engaged in a remarkable process of uncovering and displaying its history. Last month, the mid-sized city installed historical plaques explaining its…
Reviews of “Harriet” Movie from L.A. Times, Rolling Stone, & NPR
I have posted some reviews of the new Civil War/Reconstruction film “Harriet,” about the life of Harriet Tubman. Here are excerpts for several more from…
The New York Times Reviews New Harriet Tubman BioPic “Harriet”
Reviews are beginning to roll in for the new Harriet Tubman biopic “Harriet.” I will post excerpts and links to this Civil War and Reconstruction…
Photo Tour of Harriet Tubman National Historical Park Auburn NY-Tubman’s Home
Two years ago, my spouse Michele and I visited a number of sites in the Finger Lakes region of New York connected with Abolition, the…
Podcast: Hattie McDaniel’s Role As Maid in “Song of the South” and “Gone With the Wind”-Episode 2
The second installment of Six Degrees of Song of the South is out. It looks at Hattie McDaniel, the first black actor to win an…
Poll: How Much Does the History of Slavery Impact Modern African Americans?
A new survey from the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago shows that while older white Americans still question the long-term effects…
From Slavery to Uncertain Freedom: The Freedman’s Bureau in Arkansas 1865-1869 (Black Community Studies) by Randy Finley
From Slavery to Uncertain Freedom: The Freedman’s Bureau in Arkansas 1865-1869 (Black Community Studies) by Randy Finley published by The University of Arkansas Press (1996) 229…
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