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Workshops That Teach New Florida History Standards Said to Distort Past

New standards for teaching civics in Florida have led to the establishment of three-day programs across the state to instruct social studies teachers in how…

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Recovering From the Trauma of the Civil War: Mental Health

Dillon J. Carroll, history instructor at Butte Community College in California, is the author of the forthcoming book “Invisible Wounds: Mental Illness and Veterans of…

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Memory Wars Podcast Will Examine How the U.S. and Germany Deal With Memory of Slavery and Holocaust

Axios reports that a new five-part podcast launched today that looks at how Germany had to confront its history of human rights abuse and genocide…

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Virginia Museum of History & Culture Reopens After Two-Year Closure and Major Expansion

The Virginia Museum of History & Culture in Richmond has reopened after closing for two years during the pandemic for renovations. Established by the Virginia…

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“Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples” Opening in D.C. at National Portrait Gallery

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will open a new exhibition of Civil War photography on July 1. “Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples” is the title…

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North Carolina Civil War and Reconstruction Center Directors Discuss Plans for Opening

The directors of the North Carolina Civil War and Reconstruction Center met with the media last month to explain the plan for the center to…

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A Rainy Memorial Day in New York City on May 30, 1872

Memorial Day, then called “Decoration Day,” was begun in a variety of places at the end of the Civil War to memorialize the dead of…

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North Carolina Civil War & Reconstruction History Center Groundbreaking June 2

The North Carolina Civil War & Reconstruction History Center will hold a groundbreaking on June 2 for its third phase of construction. The center is expected…

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Recommended New Names for Army Bases Named After Confederates Announced

The Congressional Commission tasked with renaming Army bases currently named after Confederate military figures released its recommended changes Tuesday. Here are the changes according to…

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Exhibit “Mustering Memory: 160 Years of Saluting the Civil War” Looks at How the War has Been Remembered Over the Years

The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museum is opening a new exhibit on how the Civil War has been remembered over the years. Civil…

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