Category: Memory of Reconstruction
South Carolina’s Senate Passes Bill Banning QR Codes at Historical Monuments and Sites
The Senate of South Carolina passed a new bill, S. 508, that will ban several manners of historical interpretation at monuments in the state. I…
Slide Show With Instructions for Tagging National Park Exhibits for Removal for Violating Executive Order
I have been posting photos for the last six weeks that Interior Department staff have identified as National Park exhibits being in violation of President…
Mayor Trying to Make Brooklyn Civil War Arch Traffic Free
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Monday that he is planning to change the structure of the streets around the famous Civil War Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Arch…
Video: Civil War Memories in a Polarized America
Emerging Civil War host Chris Mackowski interviews Jennifer Murray and John Kinder about their new collection of essays they’ve edited, They Are Dead and Yet…
Interior Department Looking to Ban Historical Books from National Park Service Bookstores
For nearly a month I have been looking at exhibits and signage that may be withdrawn from the National Parks following the president’s Executive Order…
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site Panels That May Be Taken Down
Andrew Johnson was the president in the last weeks of the Civil War. After the Confederate armies had surrendered, he became the principal architect of…
Pete Hegseth’s Spiritual Leader With Lost Cause Views of Civil War Led Prayers at Pentagon in Feb.
At the end of February, 2026, right before the United States attacked Iran, Secretary of Defense (War) Pete Hegseth had Reverend Doug Wilson lead a…
Atlanta History Center to Open New Exhibit on the Civil War Era
In July of 2026 the Atlanta History Center will open a new exhibit on the causes of the Civil War, the war itself, and Reconstruction….
Louisiana Opening Up Exhibit on Reconstruction in Baton Rouge
A new exhibition is opening up at the Old State Capitol in Louisiana called “A More Perfect Union”. The subject is Reconstruction. Mary Durusau, the …
National Park Gift Shops and Bookstores Forced to Comply With Dec. 19 Deadline to Remove DEI Items
Gift shops and bookstores at National Parks must remove any items that have to do with “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,” otherwise known as “DEI,” by…