Tag Archives: Steward Henderson

TONIGHT: Steward Henderson on the USCT

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Emerging Civil War

Don’t forget, tonight at 7:00 p.m., the ECW YouTube page will feature a special premier of a talk by Steward Henderson about the USCT in the Civil War. At the ECW Virtual Symposium last spring, Steward shared the story of … Continue reading →

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Steward Henderson on the U.S.C.T.

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Emerging Civil War

We have a special treat for you coming up this Friday evening on the ECW YouTube page: Steward Henderson will be talking about the United States Colored Troops and some of the work he’s done—along with many other dedicated folks—to … Continue reading →

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ECW on C-SPAN 3: Jon Tracey on John Rankin

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Emerging Civil War

C-SPAN 3’s coverage of ECW’s recent virtual symposium continues this weekend with the premier of a talk by one of our newest talents, Jon Tracey. Jon presents a talk on John Rankin, based on his talk “John Rankin, Bravery, and … Continue reading →

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ECW on C-SPAN 3: Steward Henderson

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Emerging Civil War

The next talk from the spring ECW virtual symposium appears this weekend on C-SPAN 3’s “American History TV.” Steward Henderson talks about the United States Colored Troops. Steward’s talk first airs Saturday night at 6:00 p.m. EDT and re-airs Sunday … Continue reading →

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Symposium Roundtable Panel

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

Our Friday evening tradition at the Emerging Civil War Symposium is to have our roundtable discussion panel, emceed by Dr. Chris Mackowski. This years panel discussion will revolve around “Great defenses of the Civil War.” Topics will include the changing … Continue reading →

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ECW5: Steward Henderson

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Steward T. Henderson

I cannot believe that it has been five years since Kris White and Chris Mackowski informed me that they were starting a blog, “Emerging Civil War,” and asked me to be an author. I had often thought about writing a … Continue reading →

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Fredericksburg, My Favorite City in Virginia (part five)

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Steward T. Henderson

part five of five At our first Trail to Freedom symposium, I met my future wife, Malanna Carey, who stayed in touch with me after the event. She wanted me to speak about the USCT at her church, St. George’s … Continue reading →

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Fredericksburg, My Favorite City in Virginia (part four)

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Steward T. Henderson

part four of five During some of these visits to the city with my mother, I would stop at my Aunt Hattie’s house and she would always have food for us, until she got too old to cook the way … Continue reading →

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Fredericksburg, My Favorite City in Virginia (part three)

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Steward T. Henderson

part three of five As a child in the D.C. public school system, I was in the honors track (there was an educational track system at that time). While in this program in Payne Elementary School and Eliot Junior High … Continue reading →

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Fredericksburg, My Favorite City in Virginia (part two)

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Steward T. Henderson

part two of five In Washington, D.C., I could go almost anywhere without too many problems with racism. However, whenever we were going south to Fredericksburg, my brothers and sisters and I were told to be on our best behavior. … Continue reading →

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