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Brief Submitted to Supreme Court in Defense of the Reconstruction Right to Birthright Citizenship

On February 25, 2026 two historians submitted an amicus brief in a case challenging President Trump’s Executive Order withdrawing Birthright Citizenship from children born in…

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Posted in Civil War Places to Visit Slavery

Liberty Square Entry Point to Ft. Sumter Has Exhibits Under Review for Violating President’s Executive Order

Liberty Square in Charleston is known to almost everyone visiting Fort Sumter in the Harbor. The park is near where visitors get on the ferry…

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National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Has Displays Flagged for Violating President’s Executive Order at Cane River

The National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom was created through an Act of Congress passed in 1998 which gave the National Park Service responsibility for…

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Posted in Book Reviews Civil War Refugees

The Road Was Full of Thorns: Running Toward Freedom in the American Civil War by Tom Zoellner

The Road Was Full of Thorns: Running Toward Freedom in the American Civil War by Tom Zoellner published by The New Press (Sept. 2025)   I…

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Junior Ranger Book From Arlington House Has Been Flagged for Review for Violating President’s Directive

If you have ever been to a National Park with kids you will often find that the Rangers will introduce you children to the Junior…

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Posted in Book Reviews Memory of Reconstruction

Interior Department Looking to Ban Historical Books from National Park Service Bookstores

For nearly a month I have been looking at exhibits and signage that may be withdrawn from the National Parks following the president’s Executive Order…

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Interior Department Is Looking At Material From Harpers Ferry That May Be Removed

For the last three weeks I have been looking through the hundreds of files that were leaked in the Department of the Interior covert review…

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Displays At Arlington House Where Robert E Lee Lived May Be Removed

Arlington House, in Virginia across from Washington D.C, is one of the most viewed Civil War sites in the country. Sitting on a prominent hill…

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Underground Railroad Museum in Albany Lose Funding Under Crusade Against Black History

The Underground Railroad Education Center in Albany has filed a lawsuit against the Federal government claiming that the government has wrongfully withheld $250,000 in Federal…

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Brochure at Dry Tortugas National Park that May Be Discontinued

The Dry Tortugas National Park may be one of the most remote locations of any park having to do with the Civil War. The Dry…

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