“Mystic Lincoln” Statue in Jersey City’s Lincoln Park
I know a fair amount about the Civil War and Reconstruction monuments that I visit long before I go to photograph them. I started this…
Nikki Haley Says Texas Has the Right to Secede from the United States
Nikki Haley continued her effort to keep interest in the Civil War by taking the side of the Confederates again today. She told a radio…
Gerry Prokopowicz Has Elizabeth Varon to Discuss “Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South” on His Podcast
Gerry Prokopowicz has Elizabeth Varon to discuss her new book Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South. Because Longstreet, one of Robert E. Lee’s most accomplished…
N.C. History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation, and Reconstruction Plans Exhibit on Wilmington Massacre
North Carolina History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation, and Reconstruction has announced that it plans an immersive exhibit on the 1898 Wilmington Massacre. The…
Twenty-Five Civil War & Reconstruction Historians File Amicus Brief With Supreme Court on 14th Amendment Insurrection Clause
Twenty-five historians have filed a “Friend of the Court” (amicus curiae) brief with the Supreme Court giving the history of the 14th Amendment’s “Insurrection Clause”…
Lowell Massachusetts Monument to Three of the First Killed of the Civil War
Lowell, Massachusetts is typically presented in American history books as the place where the Industrial Revolution changed history for working women. In early 1861, the…
Manchester, New Hampshire Civil War Monument
I was happy to be in New Hampshire for the 2024 New Hampshire Primary, less so for the politicians and more so to photograph the…
Civil War Memorial in Jersey City, New Jersey
In January, 2024, I went to Jersey City to take photos of the “Mystic Lincoln” statue in Lincoln Park. Not far away from Lincoln, I…
Civil War Books and Authors Names “Book of the Year.”
Civil War Books and Authors has handed out its “Book of the Year” award for 2023. According to the well-respected book review, the top pick…
Dr. Martin Luther King’s Speech on the Emancipation Proclamation During the Centennial of the Civil War
1961 to 1965 the nation commemorated the Centennial of the Civil War. While many events presented over those four years were celebrations of white bravery…
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