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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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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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#AskACWM Military History
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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July 22, 2020 ACWM Logo

ACWM Offers Free Admission to Virginia Public School Teachers and Students

RICHMOND — The American Civil War Museum will offer free admission to any Virginia public K-12 school teacher or student and will continue …

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July 4, 2020 A piece of paper with a cyphered message accompanied by a small glass bottle

July 4th Vicksburg and Beyond

Independence Day is in the eye of the beholder. Meaning depends on who you are and the state of the world around …

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Monument Avenue Naval History Southern Ambitions
July 3, 2020 Chris Graham A graffitied Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument from Richmond's Monument Ave, being lifted by a crane for removal.

What did Matthew Fontaine Maury ever do to deserve his removal from Monument Avenue?

Maury’s pioneering research in ocean wind and currents as a United States Navy officer resulted in improved commercial routes between major ports …

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June 23, 2020 Jeniffer Maloney ACWM Logo

ACWM Receives NEH CARES Grant

RICHMOND – The American Civil War Museum has received a $286,500 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support …

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African American History Collections Holidays
June 17, 2020 Kelly Hancock

Emancipation and Juneteenth Collection Highlights

Juneteenth marks the day, June 19, in 1865 when General Gordon Granger of the United States Army arrived in Galveston, Texas and …

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African American History Educational Resource History is Present Mission in Action Shared Info
June 11, 2020 ACWM Logo

Historical Resources to Understand & Explain the Present Unrest

Historian and American Civil War Museum board member Ed Ayers recently noted that, “if we are going to explain today, and lay …

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June 2, 2020 A black man in chains on a coin kneeling, "Am I Not a Brother?" surrounds him

ACWM Responds to Our Community in Crisis

We are heartbroken. We mourn the loss of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and the countless other victims of racial violence. …

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