Category: Memory of Reconstruction
WashPo: Modern Conservative Calls for “Civility” Echo Those of Confederates
Here is an interesting article in the Washington Post that finds that the modern conservative calls for civility echo similar appeals from Confederates 155 years…
Nick Sacco Explains How National Park Service Interprets Grant’s Presidency at His Home in St. Louis
Nick Sacco is a “public historan.” He interprets history for visotrs at the National Park Service’s Ulysses Grant Historic Site in St. Louis Missouri. While…
Kevin Levin Interviewed About “Searching for Black Confederates,” One of the Most Controversial Civil War Books of 2019
Kevin Levin, author of the new book Searching for Black Confederates, is interviewed this week by Keith Harris. You can listen using the player below:…
Washington Post Publishes Comments of Plantation Tourists Complaining that They Learned About Slavery!
For about a hundred years, “Plantation Tours” in the South virtually ignored the slaves who made up the vast majority of the people living on…
I’ve Heard of Ida B. Wells. Why Lie and Say She Is Unknown?
There is a meme going around about a well-known African American journalist. I reproduce it below. Facebook pulled the meme because it is obvious fake…
William and Mary to Expand Research into Legacy of Slavery at the College
The College of William and Mary in Virginia announced that it is expanding its project documenting the role of slavery at the school. A $1…
National Park Service Handbook on Reconstruction
The National Park Service has a handbook out on the Reconstruction Era. Here is a link to it. It is similar to the familiar NPS…
When Confederates Erased History in New Orleans by Replacing Abolitionist Alexander Hamilton With Slavery Supporter
Hamilton Square in the Carrollton section of New Orleans was established as a public space way back in 1833. The Square is one of several…
Nathan Bedford Forrest Day in Tennessee Honors Founder of Ku Klux Klan
On July 13, 2019 the governor of Tennessee issued a proclamation observing Nathan Bedford Forrest Day. Forrest was reputedly the first Grand Dragon and commander…
Kevin Levin Tells the Real Story of the Black Men Confederates Brought to Gettysburg (They were slaves, not “Black Confederates”)
One of the more troubling manifestations of modern Civil War memory is the development of the Black Confederate Myth. Kevin Levin has an interesting article…
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