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Tag Archives: Frederick Douglass
Book Review – Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
ECW welcomes back guest author Nathan Varnold. Understanding the life of the most famous and most outspoken black abolitionist in American history is no easy task, but David W. Blight has spent most of his career attempting to simplify a … Continue reading
Emerging Scholar Ashley Towle
As part of our partnership with the American Civil War Museum in Richmond and Civil War Monitor, we’re pleased to introduce the next of our “Emerging Scholars,” Ashley Towle. Ashley will be presenting her work at the museum’s Grand Opening May 4. A Tale … Continue reading
Reminder: February is Black History Month!
February is Black History Month, and here at Emerging Civil War, we will be spotlighting African American History during the Antebellum, War, and Reconstruction Eras. From surviving and rebelling against the horrors of slavery to fighting as soldiers in the … Continue reading
Posted in Slavery, USCT
Tagged African Americans, black history month, black-history-2019, Frederick Douglass
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From ECW’s Archives: Frederick Douglass
In 2017, Emerging Civil War hosted a special series focusing on “My Favorite Historical Person” and inviting historians to share about their heroes from the past. Steward Henderson shared how Frederick Douglass has been inspiration to him and we thought … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: Frederick Douglass’s Grave & Rochester, NY
Looking for some historic sites to visit to remember the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass?
Battlefield Markers & Monuments: Emancipation Memorial in Lincoln Park, Washington D.C.
An important monument of President Abraham Lincoln sits in Lincoln Park, a park in the Capitol Hill section of Washington, D.C. This statue is seen by thousands of people each day – the Emancipation Memorial. I wonder about how many … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Monuments
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, African American History, Charlotte Scott, Civil Rights Movement, Emancipation Memorial, Emancipation Proclamation, Frederick Douglass, freedmen, Freedmen's Memorial, historic memorials, historical controversy, John Mercer Langston, Kirk Savage, Lincoln's memory, markers-and-monuments-17, Mary McLeod Bethune, Oration in Memory of Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Ball, Western Sanitary Commission
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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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