Historians Urge School Districts to Teach the Reconstruction Era
180 historians have signed an open letter urging school districts to devote more time and resources to the teaching of the Reconstruction Era. The signers include…
The Ku Klux Klan’s Anti-Asian Campaign in Reconstruction Era California
The Atlantic Magazine has an article on the Reconstruction Era Ku Klux Klan in California. Historian Kevin Waite has identified a dozen attacks by the…
Thaddeus Stevens: Civil War Revolutionary, Fighter for Racial Justice by Bruce Levine
Thaddeus Stevens: Civil War Revolutionary, Fighter for Racial Justice by Bruce Levine published by Simon & Schuster (March 2, 2021). Older readers remember that in…
Around the Web April 2021: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
We are back for a look at the Best of the Web over the last month. Zooms continued strong, and are likely to endure even…
Reconstructing American Womanhood: War and Change in Women’s Lives
We sometimes mistakenly associate the Civil War and Reconstruction Eras with the “Ideals of Victorian Womanhood,” as though all women sought to nestle inside of…
The Saddest Words: William Faulkner’s Civil War by Michael Gorra
The Saddest Words: William Faulkner’s Civil War by Michael Gorra published by Liveright 448 pages (2020). Long before the modern field of Civil War Memory…
New Book by Kate Masur on “America’s First Civil Rights Movement” Reviewed by NY Times
The new book Until Justice Be Done: America’s First Civil Rights Movement, From the Revolution to Reconstruction by historian Kate Masur got an extremely favorable…
Historians Eric Foner and James Oakes Talk About Lincoln & The Anti-Slavery Constitution
Professor James Oakes of the City University of New York has a conversation with Eric Foner about Abraham Lincoln and the anti-slavery Constitution. Both are…
Historian Kate Masur Giving Free Virtual Talk on the Fight for Civil Rights from the Revolution to Reconstruction
Hisotrian Kate Masur is giving a free virtual talk on her new book. You can find out how to sign-up and attend in this info…
Fisk Jubilee Singers Win Grammy for Album Rooted in the Reconstruction Era and Subsequent Struggles for Black Rights
The Fisk Jubilee Singers won the Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album last night for an album celebrating the Sesquicentennial of the founding of…