Come to Gettysburg to Defend Our National Parks on June 16 at 4 PM
Next week there will be a rally at Gettysburg in support of the National Park Service, the Rangers, and the staff of the parks. The…
Colored Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Fredericksburg Texas
Fredericksburg, Texas is one of the highlights of the Texas Hill County. It is about an hour west of Austin. The city was founded in…
Rally at Gettysburg to Support the National Parks on June 16 at 4PM
A large number of us will hold a rally at Gettysburg in support of the National Park Service, the Rangers, and the staff of the…
Terry’s Texas Rangers Monument in Austin, Texas
In the early days of my career as a lawyer, I used to travel to Austin, Texas quite regularly in my professional capacity. However, I…
I Am Interviewed by Home Brew History on Reconstruction, the Black Codes and Even More
I was interviewed by Home Brew History on the Reconstruction Era, the Black Codes, and the Ku Klux Klan. You can watch the interview below:…
Memorial Day 1870 in New York City
Memorial Day, also called “Decoration Day,” was celebrated throughout the North on May 30, 1870. Just five years after the Civil War the day was,…
National Park Visitors Asked to Report Rangers for Making Negative Comments on U.S. History
This week visitors to the National Park Service’s parks around the country began seeing signs going up telling them to report any derogation of the…
German Monument Comfort Texas: One of the First Civil War Monuments in Texas
Back in the 1980s I was traveling from Austin to the border with Mexico when I came upon the 1866 Civil War monument in Comfort,…
Statue of Alexander Webb at City College of New York
The City College of New York (CCNY) is one of the most famous educational institutions in New York City. It was founded in 1847 and…
Tom Watson Brown Award for Best Civil War Book Goes to “COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War”
The Society of Civil War Historians announced that Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black is the recipient of the 2025 Tom Watson Brown Book Award. Dr. Fields-Black…