Civil War - AAIHS

From Abolitionist to Race Woman: Charlotte Forten’s Black Feminist Legacy

September 7, 2026September 6, 2026 Mickell Carter 0 Comments
#globalblackthought, black women's intellectual history, Civil War, education, South Carolina

In today’s post, Mickell Carter, an editorial assistant at Global Black Thought (the official journal of AAIHS), interviews Jaimie D. Crumley about her

African Americans and the State Militia

September 22, 2023September 7, 2023 Gregory Mixon antebellum, citizenship, Civil War, military, Militia

What is the historical relationship between African Americans and the state militia? Today, some may believe the militia to be

Robert Smalls and Reconstruction Politics

September 6, 2023August 22, 2023 Karen Cook Bell Civil War, education, Leadership, Politics, reconstruction, Robert Smalls

Reconstruction politics shares a political lineage with the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Both periods sought to fulfill the nation’s mandate

Social Welfare and the Politics of Race in the Post-Civil War South

May 24, 2023May 23, 2023 Ryan W. Keating Civil War, Freedman's Bureau, Pensions, reconstruction, Welfare

The policing of Black bodies has become an increasingly visible part of the American landscape, shining light on centuries-long violent

Black Women and Union Widowhood: An Interview with Brandi Brimmer

April 28, 2023April 25, 2023 Holly A. Pinheiro, Jr. #BlackMilitaryFamilies, Black women, Civil War, interview, Pension

This post is part of our online forum on Black Military Families in the Nineteenth Century. Black Perspectives’ Senior editor, Holly Pinheiro,

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