Category: Memory of Reconstruction
Ty Seidule Interviewed on “RobertE. Lee and Me” (& The Lost Cause)
Ty Seidule is the historian of the hour, with his new book Robert E. Lee and Me on of the most talked about historical works…
Celebrating the End of Reconstruction With a Mardi Gras Tribute to the Aryan Race
As white rule was being restored in state capitals across the South in 1877, the Krewe of Comus celebrated the alleged supremacy of the white…
Mardi Gras Parade 1873-Darwin’s Missing Link Was Black and Grant Was a Bug!
You might think that Darwin’s Theory of Evolution was unpopular in the South, but in 1873 it was the theme of the city’s largest Mardi…
NY Times Reviews Robert E. Lee and Me by Ty Seidule
The New York Times has a review out of the new book ROBERT E. LEE AND ME: A Southerner’s Reckoning With the Myth of the…
Rachel Powell-Tied to Gettysburg Militia Occupation & Capitol Assault-Taken Into Custody
The FBI searched for Rachel Powell, who can be seen with a bullhorn giving directions to those assaulting the Capitol on January 6, for more…
Fugitive from FBI for Capitol Attack Was Part of Gettysburg Militia Occupation
Rachel Powell, a Pennsylvania woman sought by the FBI in connection with her prominent role in the violent attack on the Capitol that left five…
When Confederate General James Longstreet Lost the Battle of Gettysburg in 1874
Students of Civil War history know that after the war, General James Longstreet became a scapegoat for Lost Cause adherents seeking to explain Confederate defeat….
Historians Greg Downs and Kate Masur on How the Current Crisis Reflects Our Reconstruction Past
This has been a busy three weeks for historians being asked by news organizations for comparisons between the current political situation and the Reconstruction Era….
The Challenge for Frederick Douglass: Lee’s Death, Black Soldiers & the Memory of the Civil War
Frederick Douglass ECW I sometimes hear comedians joke that Black History Month, celebrated annually in February, is during the shortest month of the year. Rather…
Effort by Trump Administration to Alter History Teaching Condemned by Actual Historians
The final effort by the Trump administration to alter the teaching of history was a report from the newly minted 1776 Commission released on Martin…
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