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Posted in African Americans Emancipation & Reconstruction Slavery USCT

When “The Arrival of Negro Troops” Signaled the End of the Confederacy in the Spring of 1865

 Author: Patrick Young  Published Date: July 25, 2020  3 Comments on When “The Arrival of Negro Troops” Signaled the End of the Confederacy in the Spring of 1865

Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate army on April 9, 1865. In April and May of 1865 the remaining Confederate forces surrendered to Union armies….

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Posted in Lost Cause Memory of Reconstruction Monuments

Augusta Georgia’s Monument to the Confederacy and “Reconstruction”

 Author: Patrick Young  Published Date: July 23, 2020

Augusta, Georgia is one of many Southern cities where controversy has enveloped the local Confederate monument. Black Lives Matter rallies have targeted the memorial, calling…

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