We here at the Memphis Massacre 1866 blog are collecting reflections from the movie Free State of Jones. If you would like to share your reflection on the movie, please email Andre E. Johnson at ajohnsn6@memphis.edu by Michael J. Steudeman The Free State of Jones is really two movies. The first is a tightly-told story […]

We are pleased to announce that C-Span 3 will air panels four and five from our Memories of Massacre: Memphis in 1866 Symposium. Panel four, The Memphis Massacre will air on July 9, 2016 at 6:00pm (EST) and panel five, The Radicalization of Reconstruction will air on July 23, 2016 at 6:00pm (EST). After airing, C-Span […]

On May 20-21, 2016, the University of Memphis hosted “Memories of a Massacre: Memphis in 1866, a Symposium Exploring Slavery, Emancipation, and Reconstruction.”  The culmination of a semester-long series of lectures, workshops, discussions, and book talks, this symposium featured historians and scholars from across the country, including Robert K. Sutton, retired Chief Historian of the […]

On May 20-21, 2016, the University of Memphis hosted “Memories of a Massacre: Memphis in 1866, a Symposium Exploring Slavery, Emancipation, and Reconstruction.”  The culmination of a semester-long series of lectures, workshops, discussions, and book talks, this symposium featured historians and scholars from across the country, including Robert K. Sutton, retired Chief Historian of the […]

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