Category: Memory of Reconstruction
Ohio Creates Ulysses S. Grant Day April 27
April 27 will henceforth be celebrated as Ulysses S. Grant Day in Ohio. Legislation passed in Grant’s Bicentennial year of 2022 and was signed into…
A Reconstruction Era Church in Manhattan Showed Growing Strength of Irish Immigrant Community: Photo Tour
The Parish of St. Bernard was established in 1868 in a developing Manhattan Irish immigrant community. From 1873 to 1875 the massive St. Barnard Church…
Chris Mackowski Speaking on “The Myth of Grant’s Silence” Sept. 24 at Grant’s Cottage Near Saratoga
The Grant Cottage near Saratoga, N.Y. is hosting its first-ever annual Grant Cottage Literary Landmark Authors talk on Saturday, September 24th, 2022 at 4:30 PM….
Planned Fayetteville Museum of Civil War and Reconstruction Hearing at Fayetteville City Council
The City of Fayetteville has played a big role in getting a planned museum on the Civil War and Reconstruction underway. The new museum was…
Video: Ranger Chris Barr Explains the Reconstruction Era in Beaufort, South Carolina and When Stuff Happened
National Park Ranger Chris Barr is very well-respected among Civil War and Reconstruction Era students. Last month Reconstruction Era National Park began releasing short videos…
Eric Foner in NYRB Reviews New Book on How Race and Reconstruction Have Been Taught
The New York Review of Books has a review by Eric Foner of Teaching White Supremacy: America’s Democratic Ordeal and the Forging of Our National…
A Close-Up Look at the New Franklin, Tenn. Historical Panels on Slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction in the City
Franklin, Tennessee has been a leading location in telling the full story of the American Civil War. The Battle of Franklin Trust has done pioneering…
Pennsylvania Gov Candidate Doug Mastriano Welcomed Heavily Armed “Militia” at Gettysburg in 2020
Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano welcomed heavily armed far-right “militiamen” who occupied Gettysburg National Military Park on July 4, 2020. He posted video of his…
Texas Panel to Tell the State’s History Leaves Out Most of the Reconstruction Era (And a Lot About Slavery)
Texas Monthly reports on the whitewashing of Texas history by the states new 1836 Project. Last year the Texas legislature passed a bill establishing the…
Pennsylvania Gov Candidate Doug Mastriano Draws Criticism for Posing in Confederate Uniform
Candidate for Pennsylvania governor Doug Mastriano is drawing criticism for posing in Confederate uniform for a faculty photo at the Army War College during the…
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