Category: Memory of Reconstruction
New Yorker Says that New Harriet Tubman Film Is a “Stunning Achievement”
The New Yorker gave the new Civil War/Reconstruction Era film “Harriet” an enthusiastic review. In fact, it calls the Harriet Tubman biopic a “stunning achievement.”…
The New York Times Reviews New Harriet Tubman BioPic “Harriet”
Reviews are beginning to roll in for the new Harriet Tubman biopic “Harriet.” I will post excerpts and links to this Civil War and Reconstruction…
NY Times Looks at Facts and Myth in the New Film on the Life of Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman is both a famous historical figure and a woman whose legend has grown to the level of myth. A new film about her…
Podcast: Hattie McDaniel’s Role As Maid in “Song of the South” and “Gone With the Wind”-Episode 2
The second installment of Six Degrees of Song of the South is out. It looks at Hattie McDaniel, the first black actor to win an…
NY Times Publishes “Stories from Slavery” Submitted by Readers
The 1619 Project of the New York Times has a new installment today. In response to the series, African American families have been sending in…
Franklin, Tenn. Dedicates Five Historical Markers Telling the Story of Slavery, Black Resistance, and Reconstruction
The Battle of Franklin Trust, the City of Franklin, and the Fuller Story joined forces to dedicate five historical markers describing the vital roles African…
Atlanta Journal Constitution on Visiting the Reconstruction National Park in Beaufort, S.C.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has an interesting article on touring the Reconstruction Era and other historic sites in Beaufort, South Carolina. While the new Reconstruction…
Smithsonian on Government Money Spent on Lost Cause Monuments
The Smithsonian Magazine has an article on government spending on Lost Cause-related sites. The article looks at how Confederate socialism has cost governments over $40…
Elaine Massacre of 1919 Memorialized in Arkansas Recalling Mass Killing of Black Families
1919 was a year of extreme racial violence in America. The “Red Summer” of that year saw what may have been the largest massacre of…
Book Review: This War Ain’t Over: Fighting the Civil War in New Deal by Nina Silber
This War Ain’t Over: Fighting the Civil War in New Deal by Nina Silber published by Univerity of North Carolina Press (2018) 234 pages. Hardcover $32.95…
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