Category: Memory of Reconstruction
Kermit Roosevelt Says That March 2 Is Birthday of Modern America Because It Is When Reconstruction Act Became Law
Kermit Roosevelt III, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, wrote that March 2 is the birthday of modern America. Here is why, according to…
Guardian Reports on Richmond’s Confederate Statue Graveyard and What Will Happen Next
The Guardian recently visited the secret location where Richmond’s dismantled Confederate statues are being stored. Here are substantial segments from its report: Richmond, Virginia, removed…
Camilla Massacre Marker Finally Goes Up in Albany, Georgia
The September 19, 1868 Camilla Massacre was one of the bloodiest in Reconstruction Georgia. Freedpeople marching in a political demonstration were attacked by whites near…
National Park Service Protects 272 Additional Acres at Chancellorsville, Antietam, Reams Station, and Chickasaw Bayou Battlefields
On Friday, the National Park Service announced grants to protect 272 acres at three Civil War battlefields. Here is the NPS announcement: The National Park…
The King Cake of Mardi Gras Season and Reconstruction in New Orleans
Many Mardi Gras Season dinners often include a King Cake. The cake has a little plastic baby baked into it. The person getting the baby…
William Seward Monument Auburn New York Photo Tour
Seward Park is located south of the Seward Home in Auburn, New York. The house is visible in the background. The bronze statue of William…
Boston Symphony Orchestra to Perform Passion of Octavius Catto About Reconstruction Black Leader
According to Broadway World, conductor André Raphel will lead the Boston Symphony Orchestra on March 3, 4 and 5, 2023 performing a piece about a…
Reconstruction Era Laws Regulating Firearms
The Supreme Court’s overturning of New York’s law regulating gun possession in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen would have attracted more…
Virginia Bar Association President (1903) Explains Why 15th Amendment Grant of Black Voting Rights Was a Mistake
We know that the 15th Amendment giving non-white men the right to vote was ratified in 1870. We also know that various state laws and…
How South Carolina Explained the Civil War & Reconstruction to Potential Immigrants in 1908
To encourage immigration from abroad, South Carolina published The Handbook of South Carolina in 1908. The book was designed to give foreigners considering a move…
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