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Two Union Veterans: The Election of 1880, Part 2
Part 2 of 2 in a short series. Find Part 1 and details about the presidential candidates here. During the presidential campaign that followed, both Garfield and Hancock attempted to follow the era’s tradition that candidates did little actual campaigning. … Continue reading
From Civil War to Civil Rights, and Some Thoughts on Sleeping In
My university used to hold classes on Martin Luther King, Jr., Day—a policy I wholeheartedly supported. I used the opportunity to spend time in my writing classes looking at the masterful craftsmanship of King’s rhetoric. People tend to remember him … Continue reading
JFK at Antietam
One of the things I love about revisiting a battlefield is to see what jumps out at me this time. Each visit has the opportunity to bring something new if I remain open to it. Such was the case during … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Politics, Slavery
Tagged Antietam, civil rights, diplomacy, JFK, slavery, Turning Points
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A Monumental Discussion: Julie Mujic
As the events in Charlottesville were taking place, I finished reading a new book by Washington Post journalist Steven Levingston called Kennedy and King: The President, the Pastor, and the Battle over Civil Rights. Levingston offers a chronological narrative focused … Continue reading
My Favorite Historical Person: James Garfield
There is an old joke that all it took to be President of the United States after the Civil War was membership in the Republican Party, a beard, and the title of Union veteran. James A. Garfield met all of … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Federal, Personalities, Question of the Week
Tagged civil rights, favorite17, History, James Garfield, presidents, slavery
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WHM Profile: Krista Castillo
by ECW Correspondent Emily Losito Ever since Krista Castillo was young, she knew she wanted to be involved with history. “I’ve always had this list of life goals that I wrote right before I graduated high school. One of the … Continue reading
On Location: Frederick Douglass’s Gravesite
My daughter lives in Rochester, New York, and I recently had to run up and help her move into a new place. Since I was in town, I figured I would go On Location at the city’s beautiful Mount Hope … Continue reading
Ed Bonekemper’s Lost Cause Fact-Check (part one)
Part one of two Historians debunked the myth of the Lost Cause decades ago, but it still defines the way many (if not most) Americans remember the narrative of the Civil War. Its influence on popular imagination holds sway over … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Emerging Civil War, Memory, Reconstruction, Slavery
Tagged Alan Nevins, Bruce Catton, civil rights, civil war memory, Ed Bonekemper, Edward Bonekemper, Jim Crow, Jubal Early, Lost Cause, Lost-Cause-Fact-Check, Memory, Shelby Foote, slavery, William Nelson Pendleton
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Day Two: Selma
Part six in a series We walk across the bridge in single file, not shoulder to shoulder as the marchers did in 1865. And we take the sidewalk, not the traffic lanes. And we’re greeted by a super-friendly local named … Continue reading
Interpretation vs Stewardship: A Conundrum at the Jackson Shrine
Death Day at the Stonewall Jackson Shrine—May 10—always brings out some colorful characters, which is one of the reasons I enjoy working there so much on the anniversary of Jackson’s death. This year it was no different. A fellow showed … Continue reading
