One of the things I enjoyed while living in Virginia was the opportunity to explore public spaces related to the Civil War. Whenever I traveled to a new city or town one of the first things I did was look for that Confederate soldier monument at a downtown intersection or on the courthouse grounds. There [...]
Teaching
Well, not really. But if anyone out there is looking to integrate some of the more bizarre Charlie Sheen quotes into your Civil War midterm exam you may want to check Professor Nicolas Proctor’s test. From the NoLeftTurns: The Ashbrook Center Blog– For my American Civil War midterm, the extra credit was a set of [...]
This morning I read Jim Loewen’s brief report of his recent visit to Richmond to attend the annual meeting of the American Association for State and Local History. He was struck by the changes to its public history landscape, both in the form of new monuments and introduction of tours that broaden the historical narrative [...]
I recently accepted an invitation to take part in the Civil War Institute’s annual conference at Gettysburg College, which will take place from June 22-26, 2012. Unfortunately, my move to Boston prevented me from taking part in this past year’s institute so I am very excited about being able to attend this time around. The [...]
Not too long ago I received an email from a public historian who works at a plantation site in South Carolina asking whether he should accept a speaking invitation from the Sons of Confederate Veterans:
I am forwarding this announcement to all of you in the Boston area who teach k-12 history. This is a great opportunity for professional development in the area of Civil War history. Boston has an incredibly rich history and here is your chance shape it for your classroom during the Civil War’s 150th anniversary. I’ve [...]
Anyone remotely interested in the Civil War Sesquicentennial can’t help but stand in awe of the work the Virginia commission has done to bring the war to the people of Virginia and the rest of the country. Right now a flatbed truck carrying a Civil War exhibit is traveling around the state and plans to [...]
Correction: One of my readers noticed some very sloppy writing in this post that I wish to acknowledge and correct. I wrote that the SCV did not reference Clyburn as a slave, which is untrue. Interviews with members do include such a reference. What I should have said was that there was no clear reference [...]
