Posted in Memory of Reconstruction Videos

Video Lectures: “The Road from Appomattox: Political Violence, Military Conflict, and National Reunion”

On February 20, 2016 the Library of Virginia hosted The Road From Appomattox Symposium. C-SPAN posted some of the lectures, so I thought a post…

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Videos on Reconstruction from Facing History and Ourselves

Facing History and Ourselves offers a free series of seven 15 minute videos focusing on Reconstruction. You can visit the website here: https://www.facinghistory.org/reconstruction-era/video-series The first…

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Posted in African Americans Emancipation & Reconstruction Videos

Video: Professor Jonathan Holloway of Yale University on African Americans from Emancipation to Reconstruction

Over the coming months I hope to give you access to video talks on Reconstruction by some of the experts in the field. If you…

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Videos and Other Resources for Understanding the History of the 13th Amendment Ending Slavery

The 13th Amendment was one of the subjects of the film Lincoln, but the amendment was not ratified until half-a-year after the president’s death. In…

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