Category: Monuments
Watch the USCT Statue in Franklin, Tn. Unveiled Today
The City of Franklin, Tennessee unveiled its new statue today commemorating the service of the African American men from the area who served in the…
South Carolina Senator Mocks Mixed-Race Reconstruction Era Legislator’s Complexion!
South Carolina’s lukewarm effort to commemorate African American achievement during Reconstruction took one step forward and two steps backward this week. The state capitol saw…
Three New Highway History Signs in Virginia on Civil War and Reconstruction Topics
Virginia has been marking its history along its highways for nearly a century. The state’s Department of Historic Resources has announced a set of new…
Alabama Spending Half-Million Annually on Confederate Memorial Park: WaPo
The Washington Post has an article on expenditures by the State of Alabama to support the Confederate Memorial Park. The park is on the site…
New Study Shows People Honored With Most Numerous Public Monuments in the U.S.
A new study of public monuments identifies which figures have the most monuments in the United States. I will be posting more results of this…
Richmond Unveils Monument to Emancipation at the End of Civil War
This week Richmond, Virginia erects a new monument marking the liberation of the city by Union troops in April 1865 and the end of slavery…
September Was the Cruelest Month for the Lost Cause of Memory
The last month has been one of dislocation for those of us devoted to Civil War and Reconstruction. Nathan Bedford Forrest was literally relocated,…
Sons of Confederate Veterans Ceremoniously Rebury Nathan Bedford Forrest
Nathan Bedford Forrest was a Confederate General, a slave trader, and a leader of the Ku Klux Klan. Buried under an equestrian statue of himself…
Thoughts on the Removal of the Lee Statue & the Role of Confederate “Heritage” Groups
Those horrified by the removal of Lee’s statue might want to take a look at the role of Confederate Heritage Defenders in promoting the current…
James W. Loewen, “Author of Lies My Teacher Told Me,” Passes Away
James W. Loewen, a well-known sociologist, has died. His 1995 book Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong is a…