Watch the USCT Statue in Franklin, Tn. Unveiled Today
The City of Franklin, Tennessee unveiled its new statue today commemorating the service of the African American men from the area who served in the…
NPR All Things Considered on the Fisk Jubilee Singers and Their Origins During Reconstruction
NPR’s All Things Considered had a segment on Friday celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the founding of the Fisk Jubilee Singers at Fisk University during…
The Record of Murders and Outrages: Racial Violence and the Fight Over Truth at the Dawn of Reconstruction by William A Blair
The Record of Murders and Outrages: Racial Violence and the Fight Over Truth at the Dawn of Reconstruction by William A Blair published by University…
Franklin, Tenn Offers Three Days of Programs on the City in the Civil War Era, Statue of USCT to Be Unveiled
Franklin, Tennessee has been a leader in the modern interpretation of the Civil War Era. Long a neglected battle, the Battle of Franklin was often…
The New Yorker on the Genius of “The Red Badge of Courage”
Before there was The Killer Angels or Gone With the Wind, the most popular novel of the Civil War was Red Badge of Courage. Many…
Around the Web October 2021: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
This is what I liked best last month. Blogs Fredericksburg National Park Historian John Hennessy retired in September and he got a lot of tributes…
South Carolina Senator Mocks Mixed-Race Reconstruction Era Legislator’s Complexion!
South Carolina’s lukewarm effort to commemorate African American achievement during Reconstruction took one step forward and two steps backward this week. The state capitol saw…
The 1901 Alabama Constitution Was Justified Based on Civil War and Reconstruction History
Earlier this month I wrote about the effort in Alabama to delete racist language in its constitution put in during the decades after Reconstruction in…
South Carolina “A White Man Named Taylor, Who Had Made Negroes His Only Companions…”
In spite of all the nonsense Lost Cause writers once spun about whites and slaves being friends in the Old South, those whites who formed…
Video Previews New Reconstruction Exhibit at Smithsonian
The Smithsonian has released a new video previewing its new exhibit on Reconstruction. The exhibit will be at the Museum of African American History until…
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