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A Half Century Later, We Need The Voting Rights Act More Than Ever, Jill Ogline Titus

Civil War Institute Faculty Publications

Two years ago, the Supreme Court determined that voter discrimination is a thing of the past. The Court's decision to gut the 1965 Voting Rights Act ensures that this summer's 50^thanniversary commemoration is an ironic one.

We needed the legislation in 1965, the Court argued in its 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder, which struck down the formula that made the act enforceable, but we don't anymore. [excerpt]

Hannah Stowbridge Williams

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Dorthy Ann Gipson

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Mr. Emory Perkins Sr.

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral Program for Mr. Emory Perkins Sr. on Aug. 15, 2015 at New Corinth Baptist Church

Mrs. Leon Gretta Jeanette Littles-Hendrix

African American Funeral Programs

Mrs_Leon_Gretta-Jeanette-_Littles-Hendrix.pdf - Funeral program for Leon Hendrix

John Timothy "Tim" Price

African American Funeral Programs

John_Timothy--Tim--Price.pdf - Funeral program for John Timothy Price

Silent Guardian: The 15th New Jersey Monument, Elizabeth A. Smith

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

This post is part of a series featuring behind-the-scenes dispatches from our Pohanka interns working on the front lines of history this summer as interpreters, archivists, and preservationists. See here for the introduction to the series.

He stands at rest, knees slightly bent, musket casually leant back. His hands loosely grip the barrel, one over the other, calm but prepared. His mustached face looks with weary eyes over the slaughter ground. In the background can be seen trees alongside a winding dirt road and a solitary wheel—perhaps from a cannon—beside his left leg. He stands immobile, forever gazing over the …

Ronnie Roberts

African American Funeral Programs

Interment at Eastside Cemetery in Statesboro, Georgia

Jerry Lee Walker

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Jessie James

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Mr. Melvin Morris Henry

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral program for Melvin Henry. Service was held on August 8, 2015 in Winston, Georgia

Mr. Melvin Morris Henry

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Delta Narratives: Saving The Historical And Cultural Heritage Of The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Steve Boilard, Robert Benedetti, Margit Aramburu, Gregg Camfield, Philip Garone, Jennifer Helzer, Reuben Smith, William Swagerty, Marcia Eymann, Tod Ruhstaller, David Stuart, Leigh Johnsen, Dylan Mcdonald, Michael J. Wurtz, Blake Roberts, Margo Lentz-Meyer

College of the Pacific Faculty Reports

From August 2014 through July 2015, the Delta Narratives project, on contract to the Delta Protection Commission, addressed two questions. First, in what ways does the historical experience of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta contribute to an understanding of key themes in regional and American history? Second, how might Delta stories gain wider appreciation within the region, throughout Northern California, and among people in the rest of California and beyond?

Scholars on the project team documented ways the history of the Delta illustrates trends in land management and reclamation, technological shifts in transportation and agriculture, the impact of ethnicity and labor …

David Knight Jr.

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

L.J. Bryant

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Reverend Alphonso Williams Jr

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Jackie Bowers

African American Funeral Programs

Interment at Spring Hill Baptist Church Cemetery

Infant Jayden Amari Perkins

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral Program fro Infant Jayden Amari Perkins on July 30, 2015 at Statesboro Chapel

Mr. Frank Lamonte

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Frederick Truman Hilton

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Yvonne "Bernette" Price

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Patricia Ann Edwards

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Willie Rich

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Malone Brinson

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Cynthia Louise Mincey

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral program for Cynthia Louise Mincey.

Making A Statement: The Alabama Memorial At Gettysburg, Matthew D. Laroche

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

This post is part of a series featuring behind-the-scenes dispatches from our Pohanka Interns working on the front lines of history this summer as interpreters, archivists, and preservationists. See here for the introduction to the series.

Every generation has plenty to remember about its time spent shaping the human story. But despite this, some generations are better at writing their stories than others. Or perhaps some generations leave more unfinished work for their descendants to sift through. Either way, the legacy of the Civil War still lays heavy on our shoulders. Here at Gettysburg, in particular, the memory of the …

Mr. Willie Albert Reddick Sr.

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral Program for Mr. Willie Albert Reddick Sr. on July 11, 2015 at Hope Community Baptist Church

Pearl Harden Parrish

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Mrs. Pearl Harden Parrish

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral Program for Mrs. Pearl Harden Parrish on July 9, 2015 at Scarboro Grove Missionary Baptist Church

Once More Unto The Breach: 2015 Pohanka Interns Engage Public History, Kevin P. Lavery

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

Every summer, we feature posts on the blog that provide a behind-the-scenes view of what it’s like to practice history on the frontlines at some of the nation’s leading Civil War sites. Our contributors – Gettysburg College students doing summer internships under the auspices of CWI’s Brian C. Pohanka Internship Program – share their experiences giving tours, talking with visitors, and working with historical artifacts, educational programs, and archival collections. This summer, we’ve asked our Pohanka interns to reflect on an assortment of questions dealing with Civil War monuments and historical memory, broadening interpretation at Civil War battlefield sites, social …