Category: Memory of Reconstruction
The Nation Magazine Reviews New Book from Eric Foner on Reconstruction Constitutional Amendments
Historian Michael Kazin has a very favorable review of Eric Foner’s new book The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution….
Savannah Is Hosting Fans of Frederick Douglass With Art and History Exhibits
The New York Times has an article on why Savannah has become a pilgrimage site for those interested in Frederick Douglass, a man who never…
NY Times: Thoughts on the 150th Anniversary of the Start of U.S. Grant’s Presidency
This is the Sesquicentennial of the Grant Presidency. Jamelle Bouie, New York Times Opinion columnist, has a thoughtful article on the hopes engendered 150 years…
How Reconstruction Fantasy “Song of the South” Became “Splash Mountain” by Dropping All the Black People
Here is the last episode of the podcast Six Degrees of Song of the South which is devoted to the Disney Reconstruction fantasy Song of…
Kevin Levin’s “Searching for Black Confederates” Named a Scholar’s Choice for Favorite History Book of 2019 by Smithsonian Magazine
Yesterday I posted the Smithsonian Magazine’s picks for the best books of 2019. Today I am posting the Civil War/Reconstruction Era books named in the…
TEACHING THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR THROUGH THE EXPERIENCES OF CIVIL WAR VETERANS
The blog Muster has an interesting article by Susannah Ural titled TEACHING THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR THROUGH THE EXPERIENCES OF CIVIL WAR VETERANS. It can…
Podcast: Why “Song of the South” Was More of a Success in the 1970s than the 1940s
The podcast Six Degrees of Song of the South looks at why a film that was only a moderate success when it first came out…
When I Use the Word “Conservative” to Describe Some Opponents of Reconstruction, Am I Being “Anachronistic”?
When I write about the movement to block Reconstruction, I sometimes refer to Reconstruction’s opponents as “conservatives.” I have received a steady stream of criticism…
Podcast: Did You Know That Disney Hired a Communist to Help Prepare the Script for “Song of the South”?
The podcast “You Must Remember This” continues its series on Disney’s song of the South. Walt Disney knew he was going to get criticized as…
Franklin, Tenn. Unveils Monument to Enslaved African Americans
On Saturday a new monument was unveiled at the old slave cemetery at Carnton Plantation near Franklin, Tenn. commorating the enslaved people who are buried…
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