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Month: October 2016

Contextually Speaking: Congress, Federal Power, and the Fort Pillow Massacre

Posted on October 11, 2016 · Leave a comment

by Susan Eva O’Donovan When Elihu B. Washburne and his delegation set out on their journey to Memphis to inquire into the origins and outcomes of the May 1866 Memphis Massacre, they bore witness to a swiftly changing relationship between individual citizens and their nation.  As Eric Foner and other historians have explained, the Civil […]

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Remembering Reconstruction: The Memphis Massacre of 1866

Posted on October 11, 2016 · Leave a comment

Originally Posted at Process: A Blog for American History We’re a nation that loves our centennials and sesquicentennials. We celebrate wars; we celebrate statehood; we celebrate the founding of our nation and the founding of our schools and universities. MIT recently celebrated the 100th anniversary of its move from one side of the Charles River to […]

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