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Book Review: On Juneteenth
On Juneteenth By Annette Gordon-Reed Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2021, $15.95 Reviewed by Jon Tracey Thanks to current discussions of inequality and increased reflection on the past, Juneteenth has grown from a Texas tradition to one that has garnered attention across … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review
Tagged Book Review, civil war memory, emancipation, Emancipation Proclamation, Gordon Granger, history vs. memory, Juneteenth, Memory, race, Slavery, Texas
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A Legacy of Freedom: Nimrod Burke Provides a Link Between Two Emancipations
Robert Carter III’s 1791 Deed of Gift, which gradually freed 452 of his enslaved laborers, was the largest private emancipation of slaves until the American Civil War. Some of the descendants of the enslaved men, women, and children freed by … Continue reading
Give the Devil All He Wants: The 1862 Rebel Raid on Chambersburg
ECW welcomes guest authors Dan Masters and Scott Mingus Fear had long since given way to nonchalance. Constant alarms that “The Rebels are coming” had wearied the residents of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to the point that by mid-October 1862, most … Continue reading
Perceptions of Emancipation in Gettysburg, Part Three
ECW welcomes back guest author Jon Tracey The conclusion of a series (Part One, Part Two) As seen in Part One and Part Two, Gettysburg was a border town caught directly in the midst of national debates on emancipation during … Continue reading
Perceptions of Emancipation in Gettysburg, Part Two
ECW welcomes back guest author Jon Tracey Part Two of a series (Part One) As noted in Part One, Gettysburg was a deeply divided community on the topic of emancipation. Early in the war, support of the controversial topic and … Continue reading
Perceptions of Emancipation in Gettysburg, Part One
ECW welcomes back guest author Jon Tracey Part One of a series Before the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania was a battlefield, it was simply a small town in south-central Pennsylvania within Adams County. A mere 7.5 miles from the … Continue reading
Question of the Week: 1/6-1/15/19
The Emancipation Proclamation made promises and history moments. What do you think is the most significant part of that document? (And if you want to review the primary source text of the outline, promises, and national changes, check it out … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: Emancipation Memorial (Revisited)
We’re looking back into the 2019 archives and found this Weekender about the Emancipation Memorial in Washington D.C. January 1st marked the 157th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation and if you’re spending a wintry day in D.C., … Continue reading
Reflections on the Emancipation Proclamation
In September 1962, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke at the New York Civil War Centennial Commission’s Emancipation Proclamation Observance, reflecting on the impact of that historic document on American history and the world. It had been one hundred years since … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Memory
Tagged Emancipation Proclamation, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Facebook Cover Photo: The Emancipation Proclamation
Emerging Civil War welcomed 2019 with an new cover photo on our Facebook page. Here are some details about the historic image.
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Slavery
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, New Year's Day, social media
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