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For Their Own Cause: The 27th United States Colored Troops by Kelly Mezurek

For Their Own Cause: The 27th United States Colored Troops by Kelly Mezurek published by Kent State University Press (2016). $37.95 Hardcover, $18.49 Kindle For Their…

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Monument to United States Colored Troops Erected in Ohio

The number of monuments dedicated to United States Colored Troops  (USCT) grew by one this week when a new monument was erected in Ferncliff Cemetery…

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Black Troops Engage in Anti-Klan Operations in Tennesee in February 1868

The Klan did not simply run roughshod over the countryside in 1868. Army detachments, including black U.S. soldiers, were sent to combat the Klan. One…

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Reviews of “Harriet” Movie from L.A. Times, Rolling Stone, & NPR

I have posted some reviews of the new Civil War/Reconstruction film “Harriet,” about the life of Harriet Tubman. Here are excerpts for several more from…

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New York Peace Democrats: Reasons for Opposing Recruiting Black Union Troops

We don’t often get the full scope of reasons for opposing the recruitment of Black soldiers. This is the view from the Journal of Commerce…

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