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On the Use of the Word “Terrorism” to Describe Violence During Reconstruction: Anachronism?

I am sometimes asked if my using the word “terrorism” to describe racial or political violence during the Reconstruction Era is anachronistic. It isn’t. I…

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New Poll Shows Growing Opposition to Symbols of the Confederacy

The latest Quinnipiac University Poll shows growing opposition to the display of Lost Cause relics like the statues of Confederate leaders. They also now view…

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Historian Megan Kate Nelson Questions “Union” Statues in the Southwest

Historian Megan Kate Nelson has a new article in the Atlantic on the ambiguous “Union” statues in the Southwest that now face removal. According to…

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Reconstruction and “The Limits of Black Forgiveness”

I like to link readers of The Reconstruction Era Blog to scholars writing online. Scott Hancock is a professor of History and Africana Studies at…

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Scholar of German Holocaust Memory Discusses How Confederacy Is Remembered Today

The New Yorker brought in philosopher Susan Neiman this week to answer questions about the commemoration of the Confederacy in the modern United States. A…

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What Can We Learn from the Germans About Remembering the Civil War and Reconstruction

The New Yorker interviewed philosopher Susan Neiman about what Americans can learn from the post-World War II Germans about remembering and commemorating slavery, the Civil…

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The False Cause: Fraud, Fabrication, and White Supremacy in Confederate Memory by Adam H. Domby

The False Cause: Fraud, Fabrication, and White Supremacy in Confederate Memory by Adam H. Domby published by University of Virginia Press, 272 pages (2020) Hardcover…

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4th of July: An African American Holiday During Reconstruction

One myth I have heard a lot about was that the City of Vicksburg in Mississippi stopped celebrating the Fourth of July during the Civil…

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Students, Faculty, & Alums Ask That Washington and Lee Lose the Lee

The Washington Post reports that there is broad agreement in the Washington and Lee University community that “Lee” needs to be dropped from the school’s…

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Historian David Blight on The Lost Cause and Lost Statues

With the removal of Stonewall Jackson’s statue in Richmond, the collapse of the Lost Cause interpretation of the Civil War is apparently underway. In today’s…

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