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Kentucky Civil War Refugee Camp Reborn and Reconstructed After Expulsions

The November 1864 expulsions of the wives and children of black soldiers from Camp Nelson in Kentucky had tragic consequences. Of the 400 or more…

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Louisville Exhibit on Kentucky’s Black Union Soldiers Fighting for Freedom

A new exhibit on the United States Colored Troops has opened for Veterans Day weekend at the Roots 101 African American Museum in downtown Louisville,…

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Camp Nelson National Monument Living History Weekend June 25-26, 2022

This weekend the Camp Nelson National Monument at 6614 Danville Road Loop 2 Nicholasville, Kentucky will host two days of living history that will focus…

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Around the Web April 2022: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media

March was a most unusual month for me. I spent the last third of it hospitalized at the NYU hosital in Mineola, on Long Island….

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Posted in White Supremacy White Terror

1878 Lynching in Kentucky Commemorated

Shelbyville, Kentucky unveiled three historical markers last week memorializing lynchings in the community. The markers were erected by local community groups and the equal justice…

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How a Confederate Veteran Helped a Black Man Convicted of Killing a White Man

Allison Stewart interviews Ben Montgomery in an interesting segment on a Confederate veteran and a Black man teaming up against injustice in Kentucky. From the…

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Posted in Lost Cause Memory of Reconstruction Monuments

NY Times: Kentucky Jeff Davis Statue Removed, Where to Put It?

Many Confederate statues are being moved out of city boulevards and village squares. The question is “What to Do With them?” While the natural answer…

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Posted in Ku Klux Klan White Supremacy White Terror

Ku Klux Kristmas: The Last Attacks of 1868

1868 was the worst year for Ku Klux violence so far. Christmas-time saw continued attacks, even though the total number declined after the 1868 elections….

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