Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War, by Edda L. Fields-Black When Edda L. Fields-Black started working on this book, she was not sure she would have anything new to say about Harriet Tubman. Tubman’s story is so well

Judith Giesberg @jgiesber.bsky.social reviews 'Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War', by Edda L. Fields-Black

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Thank you Diane!

Amidst all the tragic news a bright spot: @gliamericanhistory.bsky.social has named the finalists for the Lincoln Prize and among them are some fabulous historians including @jgiesber.bsky.social @amarshall.bsky.social Doug Egerton and @jonathansjones.bsky.social -- a Binghamton U. PhD. Congrats!

Getting ready to discuss @jgiesber.bsky.social's fantastic new book with my newsletter book group.

Thank you Kevin. I’m incredibly grateful to you for choosing it.

Yay!! Thank you @civilwarmemory.bsky.social and I look forward to hearing how it goes!

In this piece, I reflect on Bell Wiley, common soldiers & cowardice in the American Civil War. southwritlarge.com/articles/her...

TODAY: Join us at 1 pm EDT for a fascinating conversation with Dr. @kawulf.bsky.social about her new book, "Lineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America."

Registration is free and open to all via our website at congregationallibrary.org/events/lineage

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National park to remove photo of enslaved man’s scars The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of “corrosive ideology.”

donald trump and the white nationalists that run his government want you to think that slavery was just fine www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

A&M Dean removed following student complaints over curriculum The Department of Justice has also acknowledged the situation and said it would be investigating.

Faculty in red states are being punished for failing to signal in their course descriptions that their classes will include content on "gender ideology."

Remind me again which party was appalled by idea of "trigger warnings"?

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If we accept the premise-as I do-that Putin is driven to recreate a lost Russian-rather than lost Soviet empire, we need to consider the drones in Polish airspace a test of NATO’s resolve-not to fend off a potential attack on Poland but an incursion into the Baltics. NATO needs to respond firmly NOW

Postcard and Letter-Writing Campaign. September 17, 2025. 1:00 pm Eastern. Bring your postcard and letter-writing supplies, and we'll provide ideas, tips, and company while you write to your representatives. Co-hosted by the NCPH Advocacy Committee and Organization of American Historians. Postcard graphic with OAH and NCPH logos in top right corner like stamps.

Join @oah.org and the NCPH #Advocacy Committee to write our representatives to advocate for history, or write our support to institutions doing essential work in difficult times. Register: community.ncph.org/events/EventDetails.aspx

Constitution Day: The Full U.S. Constitution For the first time in history, the entire United States Constitution will go on display, to celebrate 250 years of American Freedom.

"For the first time in history, the entire United States Constitution will go on display, to celebrate 250 years of American Freedom."

The display at the National Archives in occupied downtown DC opens Tuesday, Sept. 16 and runs through Oct. 1.

Historians meeting to defend President’s House from Trump’s assaults on historic sites/truth.

We aren’t on this channel yet but we *are* reaching an exciting milestone at informationwanted.org. You can follow along as we do on insta or check out the archive!

Episode 10: Postwar Drug Addiction Historian Jonathan S. Jones discusses the causes and prevalence of postwar drug addiction among Union and Confederate veterans.

In the first season finale of our podcast "Civil War Curious," historian Jonathan S. Jones discusses the causes and prevalence of postwar drug addiction among Union and Confederate veterans. Sponsored by @battlefields.org & SUVCW (suvcw.org). Listen here: bit.ly/4fyFNwJ

Last Seen: The Enduring Search by the Formerly Enslaved People for their Lost Families - National Museum of Civil War Medicine Join us for this special presentation at the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum in Washington, D.C. Professor Judith Giesberg will talk about her new book Last Seen: The Enduring Search by th...

Looking forward to taking this book tour to our nation’s capital on Saturday. Freedpeople came to Washington, D.C. during the Civil War filled with hope for their nation and their families. Let’s do this!

Always turn to @drkarenlcox.bsky.social at these moments.

Congratulations, Debbie! This is very exciting news!! You have had a *huge* influence on our field. I hope you will continue to dip your toe in history waters, when possible. Mazel tov!

Villanova alum!

Surely this wild cat prefers wooter ice.

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What a joy it was to appear with Yael Sternhell at Harvard Book Store. And thanks to C-Span’s BookTV for filming a great conversation. www.c-span.org/program/book...

Opinion | Trump’s Order to the Smithsonian Distorts Teaching of American History The assumption that there is a standard, agreed-upon truth about the country’s past is a fantasy; but when declared by a sitting president, it becomes a provocation.

"The administration is engaging in the same behavior it claims to stand against. By attempting to put its own stamp on the past, Mr. Trump is himself a revisionist."🗃️ -- @dblight.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/o...

Yes, I recall that moment.

Thank you @stephenwest.bsky.social for posting this!

The unfulfilled promises of Emancipation and Reconstruction Two books about the American Civil War’s aftermath focus on the experiences of formerly enslaved people.

Review of @jgiesber.bsky.social's Last Seen and Bennett Parten’s Somewhere Toward Freedom, via @csmonitor.bsky.social 🗃️

Marty Moss-Coane fans: Tomorrow on the Connection. whyy.org/episodes/las...

Thank you @shawnaatkins.bsky.social