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Meanings: Where This Is All Headed, John M. Rudy
Meanings: Where This Is All Headed, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
Human tragedy, human triumph and continuing struggle, each of its own epic proportions. One convoluted war holds inside the tripartate meanings of sorrow for 620,000 lost, joy for 4 million saved and the uneasiness that the struggle for freedom would still continue 150 years later. [excerpt]
Born In Slavery: One Grave In Chambersburg, John M. Rudy
Born In Slavery: One Grave In Chambersburg, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
A simple epitaph with amazing impact: "Born in Slavery, Died Feb 15 1908." Those words speak and speak loudly. Thomas Burl wanted it to be known for eternity that he was a slave. And he wanted it to be known that he wasn't when he died. That label defined his whole life. It defined who he was when he had the name "slave" forced on him when he was born. And it again defined him through its absence after 1863. [excerpt]
From A Place Of Fear: Death, Slavery & Stonewall, John M. Rudy
From A Place Of Fear: Death, Slavery & Stonewall, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
Earlier this spring, I sat in Gettysburg at the "Future of the Civil War" conference and listened to an intern talk about how he had been scared to interpret. He was afraid of his visitors, afraid to tell them about a place. [excerpt]
War Against Slavery Without A Black Soldier In Sight?, John M. Rudy
War Against Slavery Without A Black Soldier In Sight?, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
I've been lying to people. OK, not exactly lying, just not telling the whole truth. One of my favorite lines to use when I worked in Washington at the Lincoln Cottage was that the, "most important part of the Emancipation Proclamation came near the end, where it says that black men, the former slaves, can serve in the army and navy, that they can fight for their very own freedom." [excerpt]