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Slavery as Violence: Reframing Our Understanding of the Civil War
6+ hour, 14+ min ago (148+ words) Civil War Memory Slavery as Violence: Reframing Our Understanding of the Civil War The conventional narrative of the American Civil War tends to revolve around questions of political rupture: states" rights, constitutional crisis, the failure of compromise. Even when slavery…...
Leading the Army
23+ hour, 3+ min ago (402+ words) Editors note: Our long-time freelance writer Leon Reed is contributing a series of columns, collectively called "The Making and Remaking of America: Liberty, Power, and Contradiction," which celebrate America's 250th Anniversary. Our heartfelt thanks to Leon for this article and those…...
Steel Across America " 9-11 Remembrance at the Michael Murphy Museum (West Sayville) | To Do NYC
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (171+ words) Steel Across America " 9-11 Remembrance at the Michael Murphy Museum (West Sayville)events. amny. com Things to do in NYC Find upcoming events in your neighborhood Steel Across America " 9-11 Remembrance at the Michael Murphy Museum (West Sayville) On Monday, May 4 at…...
With location and design selected, SC's Robert Smalls monument needs funding
2+ day, 40+ min ago (726+ words) COLUMBIA " The Statehouse's planned monument to Civil War hero Robert Smalls has a location. It has a design. What Smalls' monument, the first on the grounds honoring an individual Black person, needs next is funding. The monument, which legislators unanimously…...
Jim Brown: What if British had won Battle of New Orleans?
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (46+ words) St. Mary Now Jim Brown: What if British had won Battle of New Orleans? Two hundred and ten years ago, Louisiana was the center of a major turning point in both American and world history....
Cecelski: Galloway a forgotten figure in Civil War history
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (700+ words) David Cecelski discusses the life of Abraham Galloway during a Community Connections lecture at Elizabeth City State University, Tuesday. Cecelski is the author of the book, "The fire of freedom: Abraham Galloway and the slaves" Civil War." Abraham Galloway seen…...
Gettysburg's Lincoln Railroad Station reopens for living history on May 1st
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (212+ words) GETTYSBURG- The Gettysburg Lincoln Railroad Station will reopen for the season'Friday, May 1, 2026, welcoming visitors for its spring and summer season. Beginning May 1, the station will be open Thursday through Monday from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. , with the schedule continuing through Labor Day. Admission…...
On This Day in 1877: Reconstruction Ended as Federal Troops Withdrew - National
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (152+ words) (AURN News) " On April 24, 1877, the end of Reconstruction was sealed when President Rutherford B. Hayes ordered the withdrawal of federal troops from Louisiana's Statehouse, the last federally protected government in the South. Just 12 years after the Civil War, that decision dismantled…...
Confederate Memorial Day Flags
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (46+ words) The Oxford Eagle Confederate Memorial Day Flags Published 12: 09 pm Friday, April 24, 2026 Author Larry Brown honored with bronze statue Cinco de Mayo Festival at the Powerhouse John Davenport's journey with OHS Theater Hudson joins Magee & Boone in Oxford...
One battle at Vicksburg Military Park in Mississippi helped reunite America
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (155+ words) Explore Vicksburg National Military Park, a key Civil War site in Mississippi where a 47-day battle helped reunite a divided nation. One battle at Vicksburg Military Park in Mississippi helped reunite America At the Vicksburg National Military Park visitors can…...