Category: Memory of Reconstruction
Visiting Thad Stevens Sites Near Gettysburg With WaPo
Visitors to Gettysburg may want to take in the sites connected to one of its most famous residents, Thad Stevens. The bio-pic Lincoln gave Tommy…
New Reconstruction Trail Opened in Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina was the capital when the state had its first Black-majority legislature. From 1865 to 1876 it was the center of a civil…
NY Times Reviews How the Word Was Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith
The Sunday New York Times reviews HOW THE WORD IS PASSED: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith. Here are…
Erasing History: Vet’s Mic Turned Off When He Speaks About the Creation of Memorial Day at the End of the Civil War
There have been many attempts over the years to suppress aspects of the history of the Civil War and Reconstruction. The role of African Americans…
Around the Web June 2021: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
This was a great month for Civil War and Reconstruction social media. The first video in my lineup this month includes a half hour segment…
Washington Post: What A True Memorial Day Celebration Would Look Like
The Washington Post has an editorial this weekend on how Memorial Day should be celebrated. Here are some excerpts: WHILE IT’S unlikely anyone can say…
Fort Benning’s Namesake Explained the Reason for Georgia’s Secession at Virginia Secession Convention
Henry Benning, after whom the Army base Fort Benning in Georgia is named, was a leader of the secession movement in his home state. After…
Around the Web May 2021: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
As we enter May, 2021, I am working on a podcast of my own that I call Civil War Reconstruction. It will be a monthly…
Confederate Memorial Day and the Lost Cause Myth
The Atlantic Magazine has an article by Clint Smith on nostalgia and the Lost Cause. It includes his attendance at a Confederate Memorial Day event…
Another Gettysburg Militia Occupation Supporter Tied to Capitol Attack, This One Is An Elected Official
Doug Mastriano is a Pennsylvania State Representative from the area around Gettysburg. Last year on July 4, he joined heavily armed white supremacist militias as…
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