by drkeithcox | Jul 19, 2023 | History Matters
Image: Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln Discussing Emancipation. 1942-1943 Hale Woodruff When examining the subject of racism within the context of North American slavery, it is necessary to make a couple of crucial distinctions. First, we must differentiate...
by drkeithcox | Apr 10, 2023 | History Matters
This day in history: Surrender SundayAPPOMATTOX, Va . (WSFA) – Sunday, April 9th, marks the 158th Anniversary of the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse and Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s surrender of his 28,000 Confederate troops to Union General Ulysses...
by drkeithcox | Nov 24, 2022 | History Matters
Abraham Lincoln Proclamation 118—Thanksgiving Day, 1864 October 20, 1864 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation It has pleased Almighty God to prolong our national life another year, defending us with His guardian care against unfriendly...
by drkeithcox | Jul 4, 2022 | History Matters
On this day of celebrating our independence, I think it is well to remember its cost. The men who led what the Declaration calls the “united States” (note the capitalization) into rebellion pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to...
by drkeithcox | May 30, 2022 | History Matters
Death of a Pennsylvania Soldier Walt Whitman (1819-1892) FromThe Civil War: The Final Year Told by Those Who Lived It The following introduction is adapted from headnotes that appear in The Civil War: The Second Year (edited by Stephen W. Sears) and The Civil War: The...
