Category: Places to Visit
July 17 New London, Ct. Holding Ceremony Unveiling Plaque Commemorating Slave Shipment
This Sunday, July 17, 2022 at 4 p.m. at Amistad Pier in New London, Ct., a ceremony will be held to unveil a plaque marking…
Video of Talk by Jill Titus on How the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg Was Celebrated in 1963
Dr. Jill Titus, author of Gettysburg 1963, gave a lecture this year on how the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg was celebrated in…
Hamburg Massacre Commemorated This Weekend in South Carolina
The 1876 Hamburg Massacre of African Americans was long-ignored by South Carolina’s educators and museums who rewrote history to maintain White Supremacy. This weekend the…
Children of Gettysburg 1863 Museum Now Open at Gettysburg
A new museum focused on helping children visiting Gettysburg learn about what happened there in 1863 has been opened by the non-profit Gettysburg Foundation. Called…
Camp Nelson National Monument Living History Weekend June 25-26, 2022
This weekend the Camp Nelson National Monument at 6614 Danville Road Loop 2 Nicholasville, Kentucky will host two days of living history that will focus…
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…