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Reflections on Eastman Johnson’s A Ride for Liberty
Eastman Johnson is one of my favorite American artists, and many agree that one of his best works is A Ride For Liberty. Let’s take a closer look at what inspired and was reflected in the artwork…
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Slavery
Tagged A Ride For Liberty, black history month, Civil War art, civil war artist, eastman johnson, freedmen, slavery
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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
Slaves and Sailors in the Civil War
The enlistment of African Americans as soldiers in the United States Army during the Civil War is a well-examined topic, but less appreciated is the story of freedmen and former slaves as sailors in the navy. Wartime experiences of these … Continue reading
Posted in Navies, USCT
Tagged African American sailors, African American soldiers, Battle of Mobile Bay, black history, black history month, black-history-2018, Civil War Navy, contraband, freedmen, fugitive slaves, integrated, Isaac Chauncy, John H. Lawson, maritime history, Medal of Honor, Oliver H. Perry, racially integrated, second great awakening, Union Blockade, USS Constitution, USS Hartford, USS Minnesota, War of 1812
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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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