Hello H-CivWar Readers:
Today we feature Crystal L. Webster to talk about her new book, Beyond the Boundaries of Childhood; African American Children in the Antebellum North, published by the University of North Carolina Press in June 2021.
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Hello H-CivWar Readers:
Today we continue our conversation with Allen J. Ottens about his new book, General John A. Rawlins: No Ordinary Man, published by Indiana University Press in August 2021.
Hello H-CivWar Readers:
Today we feature Allen J. Ottens to talk about his new book, General John A. Rawlins: No Ordinary Man, published by Indiana University Press in August 2021.
Allen J. Ottens is Professor Emeritus of Counselor Education and Supervision at Northern Illinois University. He was president of the Manuscript Society and has been a lifelong reader of the history of the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln.
Neils, I enjoyed reading your interview of William Marvel. I respect him and his work, and you asked very good questions.
Hello H-CivWar Readers:
Today we continue our conversation with Tom Sancton to talk about his new book Sweet Land of Liberty: America in the Mind of the French Left, 1848–1871, published by Louisiana State University Press in April 2021.
Dear Colleagues,
Please see this call, from over 50 of Africa's most well-known intellectuals, for a non-military solution for the Ethiopian civil war. Signatories include Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Achilles Mbembe, Francois Verges, Ato Seyki-Otu amongst others. The letter came out on Friday but has already received much coverage by the African media. See the following links for the letter in English, French and Amharic:
English Version
Hello H-CivWar Readers:
Today we feature Tom Sancton to talk about his new book Sweet Land of Liberty: America in the Mind of the French Left, 1848–1871, published by Louisiana State University Press in April 2021.
Call for Papers
Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression
The Dutchess County (New York) Historical Society (DCHS) Virtual Event Space will hold a Zoom live presentation on the Civil War Battle of Averasboro, North Carolina, on Wednesday, August 18th, at 7:00 p.m. (EST). DCHS Board member and Dutchess Community College Professor Michael Boden will share insights and images from his studies and battlefield visitation.
