Posted in White Supremacy

New York’s Weekly Caucasian and the Development of Political White Supremacy

As someone who spends a lot of time reading 19th Century American newspapers, I sometimes come up with a newspaper with the word “Caucasian” in…

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Posted in Memory of Reconstruction Monuments

A Rainy Memorial Day in New York City on May 30, 1872

Memorial Day, then called “Decoration Day,” was begun in a variety of places at the end of the Civil War to memorialize the dead of…

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Posted in Memory of Reconstruction Monuments U.S. Grant

Report on the Grant Bicentennial at Grant’s Tomb Keynote by Grant Biographer Brooks Simpson

Today was the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Ulysses S. Grant. While I am recovering from a life- threatening illness, I decided that I…

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Frederick Douglass Exhibit Opening in New York City

The New York Historical Society is opening a special exhibit on Frederick Douglass on Feb. 11, 2022. From the press release: The work of one…

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Posted in Book Reviews Slavery

NY Times Reviews New Book “The Kidnapping Club” on NY Ring that Kidnapped Blacks Into Slavery

The New York Times has a review of The Kidnapping Club: Wall Street, Slavery, and Resistance on the Eve of the Civil War by Jonathan…

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Posted in Memory of Reconstruction Monuments Places to Visit U.S. Grant

General Grant in Manhattan: Photo Tour of Grant’s Tomb

Grant’s Tomb July 15, 2018 ​ Michele and I headed to Manhattan a while ago to visit the General Grant National Memorial, better known as…

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Posted in Abolitionists African Americans Emancipation & Reconstruction Memory of Reconstruction

New Map and Guide to New York City Abolitionist Sites

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission has put together a useful guide to sites in the city associated with the Abolitionist Movement. Maps and…

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