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More Eyewitness Accounts from Gettysburg Militia Occupation on July 4

 Author: Patrick Young  Published Date: July 22, 2020  4 Comments on More Eyewitness Accounts from Gettysburg Militia Occupation on July 4

The Journal of the Civil War Era has four blog posts this week on the descent of heavily armed “militias” and racist groups on Gettysburg…

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Posted in Civil War Memory of Reconstruction Monuments White Supremacy White Supremacy Apologetics

Letter to National Park Service from Historian Critical of “Militia” Occupation of Gettysburg

 Author: Patrick Young  Published Date: July 21, 2020  11 Comments on Letter to National Park Service from Historian Critical of “Militia” Occupation of Gettysburg

Photo of peaceful anti-racism procession at Gettysburg on July 19, 2020. h/t Jake Wynn Dr. Jennifer M. Murray is Professor of History at Oklahoma State…

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Posted in Lost Cause Monuments White Supremacy White Terror

Watch Video of Armed Militiamen Confronting Pastor Wearing Black Lives Matter Shirt at Gettysburg

 Author: Patrick Young  Published Date: July 6, 2020  4 Comments on Watch Video of Armed Militiamen Confronting Pastor Wearing Black Lives Matter Shirt at Gettysburg

The far-right militiamen who assembled fully armed at Gettysburg on July 4th mobbed a Methodist pastor in the National Cemetery there because he was wearing…

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