Category Archives: Slavery

“The First Blood Spilt to Freedom”: Dangerfield Newby, the Boston Massacre, and Crispus Attucks 250 Years Later

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Kevin Pawlak

Every quest for liberty has its first martyr. Two-hundred and fifty years ago this evening, the cause of American liberty gained its first five when British soldiers fired on a crowd of Bostonians in an event immortalized as the Boston … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: Put This Book In Your Travel Pack!

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Sarah Kay Bierle

  Do you have ten pounds of books in your backpack? (And an additional twenty pounds of books in a box in the back of your car?) I had a good laugh at myself last weekend when I was at … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Eastman Johnson’s A Ride for Liberty

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Eastman Johnson is one of my favorite American artists, and many agree that one of his best works is A Ride For Liberty. Let’s take a closer look at what inspired and was reflected in the artwork…

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Saving History Saturday: Volumes of Black History Records Sent For Preservation

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Emerging Civil War

Do we all dream of finding pieces of “lost history” deep in archives? What happens when books or documents have been recognized as historically important and need preservation before they can be fully read, explored, and used? An example of … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: From Enslaved to Soldier – A New Tour in Fredericksburg

Posted on February 7, 2020 by stewardthenderson

On February 22, 2020, from 1 to 5 pm, Fredericksburg Tours will present a new tour that I have created, entitled “From Enslaved to Soldier.” This tour will explore slavery in the Fredericksburg area, from the City Dock on the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Yuletide in Dixie: Slavery, Christmas, and Southern Memory”

Posted on December 27, 2019 by Meg Groeling

“Slavery, slavery, slavery! All this talk about slavery is spoiling the Old South Plantation Christmas celebrations!” Or so might Miss Scarlett complain. Robert E. May’s latest book, Yuletide in Dixie, is focused clearly on the irony of two competing mythologies concerning … Continue reading →

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Jerilyn James Lee and Why the Civil War Still Matters

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Meg Groeling

A pretty lady walked quietly in the cemetery where her grandparents and great-grandparents are buried. As she looked at the dates on the markers: I realized from the dates on my great grandmother’s grave that she was born in 1859 … Continue reading →

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Now In Theaters: “Harriet”

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

When I was a kid, I didn’t want super-heroes. I wanted real-heroes (and heroines). My brothers can vouch for this. We spent an afternoon faulting Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the rest, and naming historical people to a list of … Continue reading →

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And Then What Happened?: Abraham After 1863 (pt.4)

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Meg Groeling

Wait just a moment! A letter from P. T. Barnum? Really? And no discussion? Have no fear. Two topics need to be looked at in depth before the subject of Abraham is exhausted, and one of them is Barnum’s letter. … Continue reading →

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Abraham’s Fifteen Minutes of Fame (pt. 3)

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Meg Groeling

Enslaved Abraham became Free Abraham in a matter of seconds. His body arched over the line from the Confederate 3rd Louisiana Redan to the Union 81st Illinois Volunteer Infantry. As the men in blue helped him to his feet, it … Continue reading →

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