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1860’s Politics: A Study In 1864 Presidential Campaign Artwork
Art is created to be appreciated and to tell a message or story. Can we study artwork from a historic presidential election and learn about American ideas at the time? Absolutely. It’s amazing how much symbolism and propaganda can be featured in a fairly simple illustration. Today, we’ll study a print from the 1864 Presidential […]
Read more...1860’s Politics: Context! Context! I Tell You!
As someone who loves the politics of the Civil War just as much as the battles, I have learned a few things that I would like to share as we begin our series of posts about the presidential elections of 1860 and ’64, and perhaps some of those in between. One of the best things […]
Read more...1860’s Politics: Campaign Ads for Television?
I was bored one morning and needed some history humor. So…I searched “1860 political” on YouTube. The results were amazing! There were serious lectures and informational videos. And then there were political ads, likely created by students as part of their U.S. History class. Here are my favorites for the four candidates of the 1860 Presidential Election.
Read more...1860’s Politics: An Introduction
In case you’ve somehow missed the modern news…it’s a presidential election year! And while we think it’s best to let CNN or FOX cover 21st Century politics, the ECW members thought it would be enlightening to examine some of the elections and politics from the Civil War era. We’ve been working behind the scenes for […]
Read more...1870s Politics: When a Presidential Election’s Outcome Was Contested with Threats of Violence
This commentary originally appeared on Oct. 21, 2016, in the History News Network’s daily newsletter and is reposted here with permission. The aftermath of the 1876 presidential election saw an uncommon moment of electoral pandemonium. Coming after over a decade of white southern violence and terror against freedpeople in the post-emancipation South and within an era […]
Read more...1860 Politics – Lincoln-Douglas Debates Continue: Moral Consensus and Thin Democracy
The Lincoln-Douglas debates for the U.S. Senate seat from Illinois were in many ways unlike presidential debates we see on television today, but fundamental themes underlying them demonstrate historical continuity. One of those themes is consensus concerning foundational moral principles, a cornerstone of a healthy polity. Citizens of a republic must clarify right from wrong […]
Read more...Week In Review: October 31-November 7, 2021
Book reviews, navy history, a puzzling diary, the largest Civil War museum west of the Mississippi, and more on the blog this week. And don’t miss our new series which takes a look at stories about writing the books in the Emerging Civil War Series… Sunday, October 31: In the evening, a new blog series […]
Read more...Week In Review: November 3-10, 2019
It’s been a week of news for the Civil War community with a retirement of a long-time preservation leader and the memorial remembrances for a well-known historian. ECW has covered both events, and you’ll also find a nice variety of history articles, including a book review, several primary source highlights, photographic research, and more.
Read more...Podcast Additional Resources: “Civil War Music”
Last week we released an episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast about Civil War music! Have you listened to it yet via Patreon? We thought it would be helpful to share some of the blog posts from the archives about the topic to encourage further discussion and research. Enjoy these additional links and resources…
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