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The Civil War Centennial: Inspiration For The Civil Rights Movement?, John M. Rudy
The Civil War Centennial: Inspiration For The Civil Rights Movement?, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
I read Richard Williams' Old Virginia Blog, not because I agree with what he has to say but explicitly because it gets me so corking mad. Interspersed with tea party rants and modern political diatribes, Williams is an interesting (and sometimes frightening) voice of modern Confederatism and Southern exceptionalism.
On Dogs And Ponies And 'Three Days In July' Syndrome (Part 1), John M. Rudy
On Dogs And Ponies And 'Three Days In July' Syndrome (Part 1), John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
In 1961, Gettysburg played host to a kick-off event for the Civil War Centennial. The town commemorated the sendoff of the Independent Blues, a militia company which marched off to war in the aftermath of the firing on Fort Sumter. The affair was huge. The Diamond was closed off to traffic as actors in old time clothes strutted through a political rally on the square. Spectators watched from the sidewalks as speakers mounted a wagon and gesticulated wildly at the crowd. Gettysburg College's students, wielding trumpet and drum as they did for Football games on Nixon Field, stood in for …