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A Reminder for President Trump: Removing Statues Won't Erase Your History
The irony is striking.
Sep 25 • Kevin M. Levin
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Ken Burns’s *The Civil War* Aired On This Day in 1990. Let’s Talk About It.
This week marks the 35th anniversary of the airing of Ken Burns’s landmark PBS documentary The Civil War. All these years later it remains one of PBS’s…
Sep 24 • Kevin M. Levin
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"I Don't See the Immediate Benefit Of It": Robert Gould Shaw and Emancipation
Last week, on the anniversary of the battle of Antietam, I shared an excerpt from my forthcoming biography of Robert Gould Shaw, which focused on his…
Sep 21 • Kevin M. Levin
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Robert E. Lee and the Return of the "Loyal Slave" to West Point
This week we finally got visual confirmation of the return of a portrait of Robert E.
Sep 20 • Kevin M. Levin
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The Trump Administration's Assault on Public History is Part of a Broader Attempt to Undercut and Weaken our Democracy
A recording from Kevin M. Levin and Stephanie G Wilson, PhD's live video
Sep 19 • Kevin M. Levin and Stephanie G Wilson, PhD
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Confusion and Questions Inside the National Park Service
If you are confused about the news this week about the National Park Service, join the crowd.
Sep 18 • Kevin M. Levin
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"The Greatest Fight of the War": Robert Gould Shaw and the Battle of Antietam
I thought I would share an excerpt from my forthcoming biography of Robert Gould Shaw on this anniversary of the battle of Antietam. The final…
Sep 17 • Kevin M. Levin
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Is This the End of the National Park Service?
Thanks to all of you who joined me for today’s live chat.
Sep 16 • Kevin M. Levin
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Bias in History: or How I Learned To Leave That "Noble Dream" Behind
I greatly enjoyed reading Evan Portman’s contribution to a series of posts over at Emerging Civil War on the many ethical questions surrounding the…
Sep 15 • Kevin M. Levin
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What I Would Do With Charlottesville's John A. G. Davis Home
I have a deep love for Charlottesville, Virginia.
Sep 14 • Kevin M. Levin
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