Category: Places to Visit
June 26, 2022 Program: Slavery at White Haven on Slaves at Grant’s Farm in Missouri
On Sunday, June 26, 2022 at 3:30 PM there will be a tour of Ulysses S. Grant’s property at White Haven near St. Louis on…
Fort Defiance in Tennessee Dedicates a Statue to USCT on Juneteenth
On Juneteenth a new statue honoring the United States Colored Troops (USCT) was unveiled at Fort Defiance Civil War Park and Interpretive Center in Clarksville,…
Grant200 Program on Grant and Horses at His St. Louis Home June 25, 2022
Whitehaven, Ulysses S. Grant’s St. Louis home, is having a program on Grant’s life with horses as part of its celebration of the Grant Bicentennial….
Georgetown University Slave Sale Focus of New Exhibit in Louisiana Where the Slaves Were Sent
Many of you know that five years ago Georgetown University formally apologized to the descendants of slaves held by the Jesuit order who were sold…
Juneteenth at National Archives: Emancipation Proclamation & Texas Order Creating Juneteenth on Display
The Emancipation Proclamation and General Order 3, which was issued in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865 will be on display this Juneteenth weekend at…
New Theater and Film Debut at Richmond’s American Civil War Museum
The American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Virginia has become a regular stop for students of the Civil War visiting the former Confederate capital. The…
Reconstruction Brought Harvard Its First Black Student: Why Was He Forgotten?
The Washington Post has a feature on Harvard’s first Black student written by University of South Carolina historian Christian K. Anderson. Here are substantial excerpts:…
Peterboro in Central New York Will Host Juneteenth History of Abolition Movement
Peterboro, N.Y. is where The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum (NAHOF) and the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark (GSENHL) are located. Gerrit…
Grant Bicentennial Event on Ulysses S. Grant and Mark Twain June 11 in Georgetown, Ohio
On June 11, 2022 there will be a Grant Bicentennial event sponsored by the U.S. Grant Boyhood Home & Schoolhouse219 East Grant Avenue, Georgetown, Ohio….
Freedom House in Arlington, Va. Reopens to Tell Story of Slavery and Freedom
Freedom House was once a center for the trafficking in enslaved Blacks in Northern Virginia. The occupation of the city by Union forces at the…
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