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On This Day: Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Did you know…? On June 5, 1851, the first installation of Uncle Tom’s Cabin appeared in The National Era – an abolitionist paper. The story would run for forty installation, and in 1852, it was published in book form. Harriet … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Material Culture, Slavery
Tagged Abolition, Harriet Beecher Stowe, novels, Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Emerging Scholar Ben Davidson
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,” Ben Davidson. Ben will be presenting his work at the museum’s Grand Opening May 4. In 1864, … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Common Soldier, Memory, Reconstruction
Tagged American Civil War Museum, Ben Davidson, Children, Emerging Scholars, George Tillotson, Georgiana Tillotson, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Little Women, Louiisa May Alcott, Nelly's Hospital, Our Young Folks, Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Telling History vs. Making Art: “Frankly, my dear….”
Part three in a series As the horn section carries Max Steiner’s score from its overture into the sweeping, now-iconic strings of its main theme, Gone With the Wind opens with haggard-looking slaves returning from a hard day’s work set … Continue reading
