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My Favorite Historical Person: Frederick Douglass
Since I was a young boy, Frederick Douglass has been the historical person I most admire in the Civil War era. Growing up a slave, Mr. Douglass was taught to read by a benevolent master, studied the Columbian Orator to … Continue reading
Posted in Personalities, Slavery, USCT
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, favorite17, Frederick Douglass, life and times of frederick douglass, USCT
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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
“They Fought Because They Would Not Be Slaves”
Revolutionary War Wednesday and Emerging Revolutionary War is pleased to welcome guest historian Mark Maloy this week. African-Americans fought for the Americans during the Revolutionary War, right? Many of us remember learning about Crispus Attucks dying during the Boston Massacre … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Memory, National Park Service, Revolutionary War, Slavery
Tagged African Americans, American Revolution, Boston, Bunker Hill, Colored Patriots of the American Revolution, Crispus Attucks, Death of General Warren, Emanuel Leutze, Ethopian Regiment, Frederick Douglass, Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, George Washington, John Trumbull, Korean War, Mark Maloy, Patriots, Washington Crossing the Delaware, William C. Nell
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ECW Weekender: The Unknown “Lincoln-Douglas” Debate at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
This week’s weekender features an event occurring Thursday, February 13th at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Unknown “Lincoln-Douglas” Debate features Tony nominated actors Norm Lewis and Stephen Lang as Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas. Although Douglas and Lincoln met … Continue reading
Watch Night: The 150th Anniversary
December 31, 2012 was the 150th anniversary of “Watch Night.” On New Year’s Eve, like many African-Americans, I go to church to celebrate Watch Night. Depending on which church you attend, you may have a midnight Mass, have a special church … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Slavery
Tagged Abe Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, Frederick Douglass, Watch Night
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African-Americans in the Civil War (Part 2)
Part two in a series. While thousands of slaves escaped slavery before the Civil War, in many cases using the Underground Railroad, thousands more escaped slavery during the Civil War. In 1862, from April to August the Union army occupied … Continue reading
Race and Reunion 10 Years Later: The PR Battles for Public Opinion and Memory
Part three in a series As a communications professor and former public relations guy, it’s hard for me to look at memory studies as anything but public relations cases. After all, public memory starts as public opinion, and public opinion … Continue reading
The United States Colored Troops: Fighting for Freedom (part one)
At the beginning of the Civil War, black men tried to enlist in both the Union and Confederate armies. Most were not allowed in either army. By the end of the war, though, some 180,000 blacks served in the United … Continue reading
