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Educational Resource Elections History is Present Mission in Action Shared Info

Historical Resources to Contextualize the Storming of the U.S. Capitol

The events that occurred at our nation’s Capitol on January 6, 2021 are not only shocking in today’s world, but also generated …

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The dome of the US Capitol building.
Elections Flags History is Present Mission in Action
January 7, 2021 Chris Graham

Facing Legacies: A Photo from inside the U.S. Capitol

Yesterday’s insurrection at the US Capitol has stunned and angered us. We are still struggling to find the words to articulate our …

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Educational Resource Elections History is Present Mission in Action Shared Info
January 7, 2021 The dome of the US Capitol building.

Historical Resources to Contextualize the Storming of the U.S. Capitol

The events that occurred at our nation’s Capitol on January 6, 2021 are not only shocking in today’s world, but also generated …

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December 18, 2020 ACWM Logo

Message from the Interim CEO and President, Elisabeth Muhlenfeld Wollan

Dear friends, In the midst of this holiday season, I find it heartening to reflect on the past year and the challenges …

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On This Day
October 12, 2020 John Coski Robert E. Lee, headshot in book.

The Death and Transfiguration of Robert E. Lee

One hundred and fifty years ago today, on October 12, 1870, Robert E. Lee died at his home in Lexington, Virginia, from …

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Elections Southern Ambitions
October 7, 2020 Chris Graham

Battling Ballots: The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend

The United States presidential election of 1864 would prove to be just as important a turning point in the American Civil War …

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Elections Military History
September 30, 2020

Battling Ballots: Absentee Voting and the Civil War

In this installment of our Battling Ballots series, when the United States is in the middle of a Civil War and a …

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Elections
September 22, 2020 Chris Graham A photo collage of images. A man in period clothing wearing a vest with arms crossed, one hand pinching his nose between his eyes in frustration holding a pair of glasses in the other. He's leaning on a road sign pointing in different directions saying: Union, Secession, Republican, Democrat, Slavery and Abolition. Blue Ridge Mountains in the backround.

Battling Ballots: Should we stay or should we go now? North Carolina votes on secession.

Perhaps it was like candidate endorsements from advocacy organizations or newspaper editorial boards today. But in 1861, voters in North Carolina themselves …

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Elections
September 11, 2020 Chris Graham

Battling Ballots: Ticket to Party

Have you ever heard that Lincoln received no votes in the south because he was “left off the ballot” in the 1860 …

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African American History Elections Women's History
August 25, 2020 Chris Graham A large group of citizens gathers to place their votes in an election. Campaigning politicians anxiously press their party tickets toward individuals. One of the newest citizens, an Irish immigrant, is taking an oath that he had not voted elsewhere, just as one of the oldest, a Revolutionary War “76-er” veteran, is descending the steps. Merchants in top hats discuss the issues with laborers in shirtsleeves, an example of the rational exchange that sustains democracy. Other individuals present a less responsible and informed perspective. One drunken citizen, unable to stand, is nonetheless dragged to cast a vote. Another sits on a bench to steady his head, his clarity evidently lost in a brawl. Two boys on the ground play mumblety peg, a knife game that progressively increases in risk.

Battling Ballots: Before the War

Step into George Caleb Bingham’s 1852 celebration of American democracy, The County Election. In the boisterous and crowded scene, we see the …

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August 6, 2020 Morgan Floyd

#AskACWM: Alternatives to USPS

Despite altering how we interact with one another in-person, most of us have access to social media, Zoom, or Facetime on our …

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