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 …
Category: Myths & Misunderstandings
Myths & Misunderstandings: The Museum
Last year, comments on one of our Facebook posts sparked a larger conversation about recurring debates about the Civil War. We asked …
Myths & Misunderstandings | The Confederate Flag
“Heritage, not Hate” is the familiar bumper sticker defense of the Confederate flag. It has evoked equally pithy responses, such as “Your …
Myths & Misunderstandings | The Name of the War
Misunderstanding- “Civil War” is not the proper term for the American War of 1861-1865 Even in our contentious times, Americans from opposite …
Myths & Misunderstandings | Grant as a slaveholder
Did Ulysses S. Grant own slaves during the Civil War? No, but it will come as a surprise to many people, that …
Myths & Misunderstandings | Black Confederates
Myth: Thousands of enslaved and free African American soldiers fought for the Confederacy For several decades, the question of whether or not …
Myths & Misunderstandings | Stonewall Jackson's Sunday School
In 1891 the pastor of Thomas Jonathan Jackson’s Lexington Presbyterian Church, William S. White, declared that the Virginia Military Institute professor had …
Myths & Misunderstandings | Lee as a slaveholder
Earlier this summer, comments on one of our Facebook posts sparked a larger conversation about recurring debates about the Civil War. We …
Myths & Misunderstandings: The North and Slavery
Earlier this summer, comments on one of our Facebook posts sparked a larger conversation about recurring debates about the Civil War. We …
Myths & Misunderstandings: The Emancipation Proclamation
Earlier this summer, comments on one of our Facebook posts sparked a larger conversation about recurring debates about the Civil War. We …
Myths and Misunderstandings: Slavery in the United States
Earlier this summer, comments on one of our Facebook posts sparked a larger conversation about recurring debates about the Civil War. We …