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University of South Carolina Honored Its First Black Professor (1873) With a Statue

​Richard T. Greener holds two academic “firsts.” He was the first African American to graduate from Harvard (1870) and he was the first black professor…

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Watch Heather Cox Richardson on “How the South Won the Civil War” Recorded in Brooklyn Today

Historian  Heather Cox Richardson gave a talk today at the Brooklyn Historical Society on her new book How the South Won the Civil War which…

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Andrew Johnson’s Final “State of the Union” Analyzes the Problems of Reconstruction Dec. 1868

On December 9, 1868, President Andrew Johnson delivered his fourth and final “Annual Message” to Congress. We now call this the State of the Union….

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White Immigrants Needed to Replace the Dying Black Race Alabama January 1869

After Emancipation, one of the continuing dreams of many white Southerners was that the “Black race” would die out or be exterminated.  In this editorial,…

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When Lost Causers Drink from the Devil’s Punchbowl They Are All Wet

When I am online writing about the treatment of African Americans during Reconstruction, I often encounter Lost Cause advocates who respond to documentation about Klan…

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The Tuscaloosa Independent Monitor “Takes its stand” as a “White Man’s Newspaper” March 1869

I found this ad in the Mobile Register. The Independent Monitor was founded in 1837 and it went out of business in 1872. The newspaper,…

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Opposing the 15th Amendment: The Conservative and Democratic Argument Against Blacks Voting 1869-1870

The 15th Amendment granted equal voting rights to all male citizens regardless of race. It passed both houses of Congress in Feb. 1869 and went…

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Slate Slavery In America Podcast: Episode 2 Inside the Slave Ship

Here is Episode 2 of the Slate series on slavery. According to Slate: In episode 2 of the History of American Slavery, hosts Rebecca Onion…

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Slate Slavery In America Podcast: Episode 1 The Terrible Transformation of Slavery in the 1600s

Five years ago Slate put out a well-regarded series on the history of American slavery. Unfortunately, it was behind a paywall and only Slate+ subscribers…

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March 1869: President “Grant’s Intense Negroism” Denounced

Soon after Grant became president he was denounced for his “intense Negroism.” Charleston daily news Saturday, Mar 13, 1869 Charleston, SC Vol: 7 Page:2

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