Tag: Reconstruction

  • What If the United States Had Sent Troops to Cuba — With Longstreet in Command?

    Cuban independence, the Ten Years’ War, and the consequences of one general’s absence from New Orleans Historical Grounding In October 1868, a sugar planter named Carlos Manuel de Céspedes walked to the slave quarters of his estate in eastern Cuba, called his enslaved workers together, and told them they were free. Then he rang the…

  • What If Longstreet Had Been Delayed — and the Battle of Liberty Place Became a Massacre?

    In September 1874, the White League’s coup in New Orleans threatened Reconstruction, highlighting Rodolphe Desdunes’ pivotal role in civil rights, especially in the historic Plessy v. Ferguson case.

  • Book Review: Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South by Elizabeth Varon

    Elizabeth Varon’s biography of James Longstreet challenges misconceptions about the Confederate general, highlighting his strategic brilliance and advocacy for racial equality during Reconstruction.

  • Civil War at 160: Ely Parker

    Union General Ely Parker’s remarkable legacy, from leadership in the Civil War to advocacy for Native American rights, continues to inspire. Classroom activities offer deeper exploration.

  • Key Elections That Shaped the Electoral College

    The elections of 1800, 1876, and 2000 illustrate Electoral College flaws, political disputes, and the tension between popular and electoral votes, significantly impacting American democracy.

  • Civil War at 160: James Longstreet

    General James Longstreet may have been one of the great tacticians and leaders for the Confederate army; however, his choices and decisions at the Battle of Gettysburg led to the success of the Union army that week. his actions following the summer of 1863 became the social came and clutter or others who would take…