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ECW on C-SPAN: Turning Points Panel
C-SPAN’s coverage of the Fifth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge continues this weekend. Our “Turning Points Panel” makes its debut this Saturday at 6 p.m. EDT and then re-airs Sunday at 4 a.m. EDT on C-SPAN 3. This year’s … Continue reading
“Turning Points” on C-SPAN: Atkinson on Gettysburg/Vicksburg
We received word today from our friends at C-SPAN that the first segment from our Fifth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge will air this weekend. Tune in to C-SPAN 3’s “American History TV” at 6:00 p.m. on … Continue reading
The Trust’s Teacher Institute: Teaching Through Turning Points with Kris White
What is a turning point? That’s the question Kris White asked the assembled room of teachers in Valley Forge. They’d come to his Teacher Institute workshop to hear him talk about “Teaching Through Turning Points.” As co-editor of ECW’s Turning … Continue reading
Symposium Spotlight: The Battle of Ball’s Bluff
reporting by ECW Correspondent Jessica Goetz “You will never have a complete story,” says Jim Morgan. That’s his take on the Civil War in general and on the battle of Ball’s Bluff, in particular. Jim, author of A Little Short … Continue reading
Symposium Spotlight: The Twisting Turns of the Election of ’64—The Point of No Return
by ECW Correspondent Josh Svetz Rea Andrew Redd has loved the Civil War all his life. Starting with reading Life magazine’s six-part series on the Civil War as a kid, Redd gets as much of a thrill from delving into … Continue reading
Symposium Spotlight: An Overview of Turning Points
by ECW correspondent Lucas Sperduti Historian and award-winning author Robert M. Dunkerly will start off the 2018 Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge as the first speaker to take the stage. Dunkerly holds a degree in history from St. … Continue reading
Posted in Personalities, Symposium
Tagged Bert Dunkerly, Lucas Sperduti, Symposium 2018, Symposium Spotlight 2018, Turning Points
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The Union’s Great Crisis: The Fall of ’62
Most of our “turning points” have focused on a single event, but if we widen the lens and look at the broader pendulum swings of the Civil War, certainly fewer periods of the conflict had more at stake than the … Continue reading
Now Available: Turning Points of the American Civil War
We’ve received word from our partners at Southern Illinois University Press that “books are in the warehouse.” Turning Points of the American Civil War has arrived—the first volume in our new “Engaging the Civil War” Series with SIUP! “This collection … Continue reading
JFK at Antietam
One of the things I love about revisiting a battlefield is to see what jumps out at me this time. Each visit has the opportunity to bring something new if I remain open to it. Such was the case during … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Politics, Slavery
Tagged Antietam, civil rights, diplomacy, JFK, slavery, Turning Points
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