Category Archives: African-American

Civil War exhibit at Library of Congress focuses on people

Posted on April 30, 2011 by skydancer506

Civil War sesquicentennial commemorations shift into high gear As Civil War sesquicentennial commemorations shift into high gear, the Library of Congress has kicked off its remembrance with “The Last Full Measure: Civil War Photographs from the Liljenquist Family Collection,” a … Continue reading →

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On this date: April 24, 1865 - Hancock issues proclamation

Posted on April 26, 2011 by skydancer506

On this date, 146 years ago - Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock ordered the following handbills printed and distributed to free blacks in the communities of Virginia and Maryland along the Potomac River. John Wilkes Booth, President Lincoln’s assassin, and … Continue reading →

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Harriet Tubman’s Story Told; Part of County Library’s Civil War Series

Posted on April 22, 2011 by skydancer506

The Local Commotion Walking History company tells stories from Harriet Tubman’s life at Monmouth County Library’s Eastern Branch. By Lisa Smoltino, Holmdel Patch, Monmouth County, N.J. The soulful sounds of a freedom song rang through the air when Harriet Tubman made … Continue reading →

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Family ties refocus Civil War discussion

Posted on April 21, 2011 by skydancer506

Written by DeWayne Wickham This article appeared in the April 20, 2011 edition of The Tennessean. I see it in a far more personal way. While I’m convinced that the underlying cause of the Civil War was the South’s determination to … Continue reading →

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Blacks stay away from 150th-anniversary Civil War events; National Park Service reaches out

Posted on April 16, 2011 by skydancer506

Article by: BRUCE SMITH, Associated Press Updated: April 15, 2011 - 2:19 PM CHARLESTON, S.C. - As cannons thudded around Charleston Harbor this week in commemoration of the start of the war that extinguished slavery, the audiences for the 150th-anniversary events … Continue reading →

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