15th Turns 150!
March 30, 2020, is the 150th anniversary of the adoption of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution (ratified Feb. 3, 1870), which …
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
By John Coski Historian “Heritage, not Hate” is the familiar bumper sticker defense of the Confederate flag. It has evoked equally pithy …
Myths & Misunderstandings | The Name of the War
By John Coski Historian Misunderstanding- “Civil War” is not the proper term for the American War of 1861-1865 Even in our …
Myths & Misunderstandings | Grant as a slaveholder
By Sean Kane Interpretation & Programs Specialist Did Ulysses S. Grant own slaves during the Civil War? No, but it …
Myths & Misunderstandings | Black Confederates
By John Coski Historian Myth: Thousands of enslaved and free African American soldiers fought for the Confederacy For several decades, the …
Myths & Misunderstandings | Stonewall Jackson's Sunday School
By Chris Graham Mellon Curator In 1891 the pastor of Thomas Jonathan Jackson’s Lexington Presbyterian Church, William S. White, declared that …
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. …
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. …
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 …