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On August 6, 1848, Susie King Taylor, a nurse, educator, and author, and the first and only black woman to publish her recollections of the Civil War, was born in Liberty County, Georgia

On August 6, 1848, Susie King Taylor, a nurse, educator, and author, and the first and only black woman to publish her recollections of the Civil War, was born in […]

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On August 6, 1848, Susie King Taylor, a nurse, educator, and author, and the first and only black woman to publish her recollections of the Civil War, was born in Liberty County, Georgia

On August 6, 1848, Susie King Taylor, a nurse, educator, and author, and the first and only black woman to publish her recollections of the Civil War, was born in […]

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On August 6, 1848, Susie King Taylor, a nurse, educator, and author, and the first and only black woman to publish her recollections of the Civil War, was born in Liberty County, Georgia

On August 6, 1848, Susie King Taylor, a nurse, educator, and author, and the first and only black woman to publish her recollections of the Civil War, was born in […]

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Jonathan W. White: Shipwrecked – A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade-Running, and the Slave Trade

JMC fellow Jonathan W. White has released a new book, Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade-Running, and the Slave Trade.

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Happy Memorial Day!

Happy Memorial Day from the JMC! While many of us are enjoying a long weekend, let us not forget the purpose of this national holiday – remembering and honoring our […]

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Happy Memorial Day!

Happy Memorial Day from the JMC! While many of us are enjoying a long weekend, let us not forget the purpose of this national holiday – remembering and honoring our […]

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Happy Memorial Day!

Happy Memorial Day from the JMC! While many of us are enjoying a long weekend, let us not forget the purpose of this national holiday – remembering and honoring our […]

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Michael Zuckert: A Nation So Conceived – Abraham Lincoln and the Paradox of Democratic Sovereignty

JMC faculty partner Michael Zuckert has recently written a book on Lincoln and democratic sovereignty, A Nation So Conceived: Abraham Lincoln and the Paradox of Democratic Sovereignty.

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Elliott Drago: Street Diplomacy – The Politics of Slavery and Freedom in Philadelphia, 1820–1850

JMC's own Editorial Officer, Elliott Drago, has written a book on the antebellum free Black community of Philadelphia, Street Diplomacy: The Politics of Slavery and Freedom in Philadelphia, 1820–1850.

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Allen C. Guelzo: Abraham Lincoln – Redeemer President, 2nd Edition

The story of Abraham Lincoln’s faith and intellectual life—updated and revised with a new preface—from the three-time winner of the Lincoln Prize and best-selling Civil War–era historian Allen Guelzo.

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Linfield University: Darius Wallace Performs Frederick Douglass

On April 11, 2022, the Frederick Douglass Forum on Law, Rights, and Justice at Linfield University will be hosting acclaimed stage actor Darius Wallace for his portrayal of Frederick Douglass. […]

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University of Nebraska-Omaha: The Original 1619 Project – Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural

On March 30, 2022, the Constitutional Studies Forum at the University of Nebraska-Omaha hosted faculty partner Diana Schaub for a virtual presentation on Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address. Wednesday, March […]

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Harriet Tubman Day

On this day in 1913, American abolitionist and leading conductor in the Underground Railroad Harriet Tubman died in Auburn, New York. An escaped slave herself, Tubman took great personal risks […]

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Harriet Tubman Day

On this day in 1913, American abolitionist and leading conductor in the Underground Railroad Harriet Tubman died in Auburn, New York. An escaped slave herself, Tubman took great personal risks […]

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Harriet Tubman Day

On this day in 1913, American abolitionist and leading conductor in the Underground Railroad Harriet Tubman died in Auburn, New York. An escaped slave herself, Tubman took great personal risks […]

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Harriet Tubman Day

On this day in 1913, American abolitionist and leading conductor in the Underground Railroad Harriet Tubman died in Auburn, New York. An escaped slave herself, Tubman took great personal risks […]

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Harriet Tubman Day

On this day in 1913, American abolitionist and leading conductor in the Underground Railroad Harriet Tubman died in Auburn, New York. An escaped slave herself, Tubman took great personal risks […]

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On this day in 1864, Lincoln appoints Ulysses S. Grant as Lieutenant General of the Union Army

On this day in 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as Lieutenant General of the Union Army. The position gave Grant command of all U.S. armies and made […]

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On this day in 1864, Lincoln appoints Ulysses S. Grant as Lieutenant General of the Union Army

On this day in 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as Lieutenant General of the Union Army. The position gave Grant command of all U.S. armies and made […]

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On this day in 1864, Lincoln appoints Ulysses S. Grant as Lieutenant General of the Union Army

On this day in 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as Lieutenant General of the Union Army. The position gave Grant command of all U.S. armies and made […]

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On this day in 1864, Lincoln appoints Ulysses S. Grant as Lieutenant General of the Union Army

On this day in 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as Lieutenant General of the Union Army. The position gave Grant command of all U.S. armies and made […]

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On this day in 1864, Lincoln appoints Ulysses S. Grant as Lieutenant General of the Union Army

On this day in 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as Lieutenant General of the Union Army. The position gave Grant command of all U.S. armies and made […]

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Jonathan W. White: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House

JMC fellow Jonathan W. White has recently written a book, A House Built by Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House. It's due for release in February 2022.

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Jonathan W. White: The Civil War and Reconstruction Letters of Harriet M. Buss

JMC fellow Jonathan W. White has recently co-edited My Work among the Freedmen, the letters of a teacher from the Civil War and Reconstruction eras.

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Allen C. Guelzo: Robert E. Lee – A Life

Faculty partner Allen C. Guelzo has recently published his latest book Robert E. Lee: A Life, examining the Confederate general and the choices he made.

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Apply Now: Editorship at Civil War History Journal

The Kent State University Press invites letters of interest for the editorship of Civil War History, a quarterly journal committed to the best scholarship on “the middle period.”

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Joshua Lynn: “Stephen Douglas’s Enlightenment”

JMC fellow Joshua A. Lynn has written a piece for Civil War History on conservatism, popular sovereignty, and Civil War politics.

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