Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Newport, Rhode Island
The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Newport, Rhode Island is in Congdon Park. Newport is a beautiful city set next to the Atlantic Ocean which…
Best-Selling New Civil War Books of 2025
According to Civil War Monitor these are the best-selling books on the Civil War published in 2025 through October: Lincoln’s Lady Spymaster, by Gerri Willis…
Justice Department Is Using Confederate Officer’s Arguments to Overturn 14th Amendment Citizenship Clause
The Washington Post is reporting that the Justice Department is citing a noted segregationist in its case to overturn the Birthright Citizenship Clause in the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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For nearly a month I have been looking at exhibits and signage that may be withdrawn from the National Parks following the president’s Executive Order…
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…