Mardi Gras Parade 1873-Darwin’s Missing Link Was Black and Grant Was a Bug!
You might think that Darwin’s Theory of Evolution was unpopular in the South, but in 1873 it was the theme of the city’s largest Mardi…
Ku Klux Klan Float at the 1872 Memphis Mardi Gras
The 1872 Memphis Mardi Gras featured a Klan float. This was the first-ever Mardi Gras parade in the city, which had seen a bloody massacre…
NY Times Reviews Robert E. Lee and Me by Ty Seidule
The New York Times has a review out of the new book ROBERT E. LEE AND ME: A Southerner’s Reckoning With the Myth of the…
“Bullhorn Lady” of Capitol Assault and Gettysburg Occupation Also Had Zip Ties
Rachel Powell, the “Bullhorn Lady” arrested by the FBI for her role in the assault on the Capitol, was also part of the “militia” occupation…
In 1876 the Senate Tried a Former Sec. of War’s Impeachment Trial Even Though He Left Office Months Before
During Reconstruction, President Ulysses S. Grant’s Secretary of War was impeached by the House of Representatives and tried by the Senate AFTER he had resigned…
Robert E. Lee and Me by Ty Seidule
Robert E. Lee and Me by Ty Seidule published by St. Martin’s Publishing (2021). West Point History Professor Ty Seidule had just finished a…
Video Heather Cox Richardson on Civil War & Reconstruction in the West
Here is a brand new video from Heather Cox Richardson on the Civil War and early Reconstruction on Native Americans on the Plains and Southwest….
Rachel Powell-Tied to Gettysburg Militia Occupation & Capitol Assault-Taken Into Custody
The FBI searched for Rachel Powell, who can be seen with a bullhorn giving directions to those assaulting the Capitol on January 6, for more…
Free On-Line Museum Exhibit on Life of Frederick Douglass
For our Pandemic Black History Month, the Gilder-Lehrman Institute has created a virtual museum exhibit on the life of Frederick Douglass told through the artifacts…
Fugitive from FBI for Capitol Attack Was Part of Gettysburg Militia Occupation
Rachel Powell, a Pennsylvania woman sought by the FBI in connection with her prominent role in the violent attack on the Capitol that left five…