Eric Foner on the Lessons of Reconstruction Post-January 6th
The New Yorker interviewed historian Eric Foner after the assault on the Capitol last week for his insights into the lessons the Reconstruction Era holds…
Two Obscure Confederate Monuments in the Florida Panhandle
We saw a lot of media attention given to Confederate monuments over the summer. These monuments often occupy prominent spaces in Southern towns and cities….
Political Violence and the Suppression of the Black Vote in 1868
Over the last month I have been researching political violence during the lead-up to the Election of 1868. This is remembered today as the year…
The Contested Election of 1876
The Election of 1876 was the most contentious in United States history. While Lincoln’s election in 1860 had more tumultuous consequences, once the Democratic Party…
Around the Web January 2021: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
The first few installments of this monthly survey of the best Civil War and Reconstruction Social Media have been more popular than I anticipated. Thanks…
Celebrating Emancipation Day in the Heart of the Confederacy January 1, 1869
January 1 was celebrated in Black communities as Emancipation Day, a commemoration of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. While Juneteenth was celebrated in Texas, in many areas…
Best 2020 Books on Black History of Civil War and Reconstruction Eras
Black Perspectves, the blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), asked its editors and bloggers to come up with a list of the…
The Families of U.S. Colored Troops: Rogue Historian Interviews Dr. Holly Pinheiro
The Rogue Historian, Keith Harris, has an interesting interview with Dr. Holly A. Pinheiro, Jr. on his upcoming book focusing on the families of United…
Around the Web December 2020: Best of the Blogs, Zooms, and Pods on The Civil War and Reconstruction
My long-time readers know that I have taken the journal Civil War History to task for an article last year critical of historians engaged in…
Video: Historian Brooks Simpson Gives Good Overview of Reconstruction Era Policies
Brooks Simpson is one of America’s leading scholars of Ulysses S. Grant and Andrew Johnson. He has written leading scholarly works on the Civil War…