I’ve Heard of Ida B. Wells. Why Lie and Say She Is Unknown?
There is a meme going around about a well-known African American journalist. I reproduce it below. Facebook pulled the meme because it is obvious fake…
Why Racial Separation Was Necessary for Alabama Schools to Avoid Discrimination Against Whites: Alabama Convention 1867
Most blacks had been denied any chance for a formal education during slavery. With Emancipation came the opportunity for some to attend classes at schools…
William and Mary to Expand Research into Legacy of Slavery at the College
The College of William and Mary in Virginia announced that it is expanding its project documenting the role of slavery at the school. A $1…
A Question for Readers: Were White Supremacy & Black Civil Rights Irreconcilable?
I was watching a lecture by historian David Blight in which he says one of the key challenges of Reconstruction after emancipation and Confederate defeat…
Map Shows Where Reconstruction Era Irish Immigrants Lived in U.S.
My friend Damian Shiels at Irish in the American Civil War posted this fascinating map from the Census Bureau based on the 1880 enumeration. It…
Virginia: Failed Attempt to Replace “Worthless Negroes” with Immigrant Laborers in 1868
After the Civil War, there were various unsuccessful schemes to import European immigrants to the South. White employers hoped to fill labor shortages created when…
Lincoln and the Thirteenth Amendment (Concise Lincoln Library) by Christian G. Samito
Lincoln and the Thirteenth Amendment (Concise Lincoln Library) by Christian G. Samito published by Southern Illinois University Press 188 pages (2015) Hardcover $24.93 Kindle $14.72. Lincoln…
In Defense of a White Man’s Government in Alabama January 1868
The Montgomery Advertiser January 14, 1868 gives an insight into what White Southern conservatives were fighting for during Reconstruction. It was “A White Man’s Government.” I…
The Knights of the White Camellia: Louisiana’s Klan
May 22, 1867 is the traditional anniversary of the founding of the The Knights of the White Camellia by, among others, Confederate Colonel Alcibiades DeBlanc. While…
Resource: Six Tables Summarizing Data About Black Officeholders During Reconstruction
The website Facing History and Ourselves has six tables that break down data about the more than 1,500 African Americans who were government officeholders during…