Category Archives: Memory

As discussed in class today, the Civil War–and the role played in it by black Southerners–has recently been the subject of controversy in the national media, thanks to revelations about a faulty claim in a textbook distributed to fourth-graders in … Continue reading →

On the heels of our recent discussions about the Civil War on film, and your recent papers (some of which are due tonight, remember) on the question of “total war,” you may want to check out this review of a … Continue reading →