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Category Archives: Slavery
October The Sixteenth – “Alive With Ghosts Today”
Perhaps You will remember John Brown. John Brown Who took his gun, Took twenty-one companions, White and black, Went to shoot your way to freedom Where two rivers meet And the hills of the North And the hills of the … Continue reading
Dangerfield Newby and John Brown’s Raid
John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry was planned to be a small beginning to a large outcome. Twenty-one men–twenty-two counting Brown himself–planned to seize the Federal armory and arsenal in the town and ignite a war against slavery that, they … Continue reading
An Eyewitness Account of John Brown’s Raid
Reverend Michael Costello was the pastor of St. Peter Catholic Church at Harpers Ferry, [West] Virginia during John Brown’s Raid. A native of County Galway, Ireland, Costello studied at All Hallows College in Dublin for the Diocese of Richmond. On … Continue reading
John Brown’s Raid 160th: An Introduction
One hundred and sixty years ago this month (October 2019), twenty-two men embarked on a mission that shocked the nation and accelerated the rush toward Civil War. The event is now popularly called “John Brown’s Raid” and is viewed as … Continue reading
Posted in Slavery
Tagged Abolition, introduction, John Brown, John Brown's Raid, John-Brown-160, John-Browns-Raid-160
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Do We Still Care About the Civil War: Meg Groeling
The cover story of the newest issue of Civil War Times asks, “Do we still care about the Civil War?” ECW is pleased to partner with Civil War Times to extend the conversation here on the blog. Do we … Continue reading
Do We Still Care About the Civil War: Dwight Hughes
The cover story of the newest issue of Civil War Times asks, “Do we still care about the Civil War?” ECW is pleased to partner with Civil War Times to extend the conversation here on the blog. The Civil War … Continue reading
Book Review: Searching for Black Confederates: The Civil War’s Most Persistent Myth
Kevin Levin, a historian, educator, and blogger based in Boston, has waded into this argument keyboard blazing. The first three chapters discuss in depth the definition of a “camp slave.” When a slave-owning family sent one of their men to … Continue reading
Did Frederick Douglass Influence “The Blind Memorandum”?
The timing. The national circumstances. The reports of what two great men discussed. It raises the question: did Frederick Douglass influence Abraham Lincoln’ decision to draft the document referred to as “The Blind Memorandum”? On August 23, 1864 – one … Continue reading
Posted in Lincoln, Politics, Slavery
Tagged 1864 Election, Abolition, Abraham Lincoln, black history, Blind Memorandum, Frederick Douglass, slavery
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What of John A. Logan?
But what of JOHN A. LOGAN? I will tell you. If there is any statesman on this continent, now in public life, to whose courage, justice and fidelity, I would more fully and unreservedly trust the cause of the colored … Continue reading
Posted in Personalities, Politics, Primary Sources, Slavery
Tagged Election of 1884, Frederick Douglass, James G. Blaine, John A. Logan
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“Harriet”—Watch The Trailer
I always get enthusiastic about movies that feature Civil War history. Oftentimes, the films fall short of my expectations, but I think there might be real reason to hope for this new movie coming in late Autumn 2019. Called Harriet, … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War in Pop Culture, Slavery, Upcoming Events
Tagged Civil War movie, Harriet The Movie, Harriet Tubman
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