Posted in End of War

418 Unmarked Graves of Danville, Virginia’s Freedpeople Have Now Been Located Using Ground-Penetrating Radar

Phase I of Danville, Virginia’s project looking for the burial locations of the city’s formerly enslaved African American population has been completed. Ground penetrating radar…

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Posted in 13th Amendment 14th Amendment 15th Amendment Civil Rights Acts

Was The 14th Amendment’s Legislative Intent To Correct the Wrongs of Slavery and Discrimination?

In the recent oral argument before the Supreme Court in the case of Merrill v. Milligan, the State of Alabama argued that the Voting Rights…

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Posted in Movies

Review Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom from PBS

In the last decade I have spent a lot of time studying Harriet Tubman. I had heard of her in my youth, but she was…

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Posted in Frederick Douglass Videos

New PBS Documentary BECOMING FREDERICK DOUGLASS  Premieres Tuesday, October 11, 2022 on PBS

A new documentary on Frederick Douglass is set to premier on PBS in October. I have not seen the documentary.  Here is info on the…

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Posted in Places to Visit

Rutherford B. Hayes Library & Museums Celebrating Hayes Bicentennial Birthday Oct. 4, 2022

Today is the Bicentennial of the birth of Rutherford B. Hayes, Union Civil War General and President. The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums…

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Posted in Civil War Elections

October 4, 2022 Is the Bicentennial Birthday of President Rutherford B. Hayes

President Rutherford B. Hayes was born on October 2, 1822 and today is the Bicentennial of his birth. Hayes, the 19th President of the United…

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Posted in U.S. Grant

Grant’s Cottage Bicentennial Gala Oct. 16, 2022 in Saratoga

Grant Cottage will celebrate the Bicentennial of Ulysses S. Grant’s Birthday with a Gala on October 16, 2022 in Saratoga Springs, New York. Proceeds from…

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Posted in Civil War Emancipation Proclamation Places to Visit

National Park Service Opening New Exhibits to Depict the Impact of the Battle of Antietam on African American Communities Nearby

Antietam National Battlefield Park is opening new exhibits focusing on the impact of the battle and the issuance of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation a few…

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Four Sites from Civil War & Reconstruction Periods Added to Virginia Landmarks Register

The Virginia Department of Historic Resources has added several sites associated with the Civil War and Reconstruction Era to the Virginia Landmarks Register. Here is…

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Posted in Civil War Slavery Videos

PBS Documentary HARRIET TUBMAN: VISIONS OF FREEDOM Premieres Tuesday, October 4, 2022 

According to a media release from PBS the documentary Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom will premiere next month. Here is what PBS sent out: HARRIET…

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