A Jim Crow View of the Southern Plantation System
In 1950s America, pre-civil war plantations were depicted as scenes of peaceful coexistence between master and slaves.… More »
Kevin M. Levin is a Civil War historian and history educator based in Boston. He is the author of the forthcoming book Remembering the Battle of the Crater: War as Murder and can be found online at Civil War Memory.
In 1950s America, pre-civil war plantations were depicted as scenes of peaceful coexistence between master and slaves.… More »
Southerners have falsely claimed that "Black Confederates" fought in the Civil War. But the North has a myth of its own.… More »
The gray-haired enthusiasts who march through Richmond shouting "Kill Yankees!" are doing little to inspire a new generation.… More »
The movie ended with a climactic battle scene. But the all-black regiment went on to fight unjust payment policies -- and won.… More »
Some portray them as devoted manservants who rescued the wounded and remained lifelong friends with their masters. The true picture is far less romantic.… More »
Over time, our memory of national catastrophes becomes less personal and more nuanced.… More »
A history teacher argues that statues of Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee deserve to be left alone… More »
From multiracial battle reenactments to seminars on John Brown, sesquicentennial events are revealing just how much our understanding of history has changed in the past 50 years… More »
Eager to court black voters while retaining southern conservatives, Gingrich writes a notorious massacre out of his book… More »
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