National Park Service
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The Struggle to Commemorate Reconstruction
AHA Today
Sarah Jones Weicksel | Mar 8, 2018
Following the American Civil War, the United States engaged in a process of reconstruction that was not only political and constitutional in nature, b... -
Monumental Effort: Historians and the Creation of the National Monument to Reconstruction
AHA Today
Kritika Agarwal | Jan 24, 2017
One of President Obama’s last act while in office was to designate a national monument to Reconstruction in Beaufort, South... -
Letter of Support for National Monument to Reconstruction
AHA Activities
James Grossman | Jan 9, 2017
Events and people from the Beaufort, South Carolina, area reflect the era’s most important issues: land, labor, education, politics, and fundamental q... -
Letter of Support for National Monument to Reconstruction
AHA Today
American Historical Association | Nov 17, 2016
The AHA Council approved a letter to US Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell, requesting a timely recommendation to the...
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A common misconception about the National Coalition for History is that almost all of what we do, an... -
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Sadie Bergen | Feb 1, 2016
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Footsteps to Freedom
Ernie Price | May 26, 2015
This year the staff at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park wanted the 150th anniversary commemoration of the Confederate surrender to... -
Put Your Feet on the Ground of History
Julie Mujic | Nov 1, 2014
Sometimes the best teaching moments are unexpected, spontaneous, and created by the students themsel...
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