'Lawmen: Bass Reeves' gives an exciting and fact-based look at the life of one of the first Black U.S. deputy marshals after the Civil War.
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State of the Union Circa 2020 – Part III
The notion of the common good, the very aim of responsible legislation and sound government, is made obsolete by the fact that the public, such as it had become, no longer has much of anything in common.
Read More »Memorial Day – Honoring Those Who Never Came Home
It seems to happen every year when Memorial Day comes around again – people do not understand why we celebrate this holiday.
Read More »Interview: William B. Kurtz, Author of ‘Excommunicated from the Union: How the Civil War Created a Separate Catholic America’
William Kurtz, author of 'Excommunicated from the Union' discusses the challenges Catholics faced in the Civil War era and long after, when they were often "regarded as disloyal and un-American."
Read More »Interview: Mark Tooley, Author of ‘The Peace That Almost Was: The Forgotten Story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference and the Final Attempt to Avert the Civil War’
Mark Tooley discusses the uncertainty of 1861 and major figures following Abraham Lincoln's election in his book, "The Peace That Almost Was: The Forgotten Story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference and the Final Attempt to Avert the Civil War."
Read More »Trump: A Fork in the Road
America has reached a fork in the road. One way leads to the second Civil War – this time divided by race.
Read More »Virginia Film Festival: ‘Mercy Street’
Cast members and a Civil War historian examined the role of women, getting into character, and wardrobe challenges.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Eighth Wonder: The Thomas Bethune Story, A Novel’ by A. M. Cal
"Eighth Wonder: The Thomas Bethune Story" is a fictionalized account of the life of the musical savant and slave who astounded his masters and became the first African American to perform at The White House.
Read More »Concert Review: New York Choral Society and Mannes Orchestra at Carnegie Hall with the Young People’s Chorus of NYC (April 8, 2015)
Conductor David Hayes paired memorial works by Paul Hindemith (WWII) and John Adams (9-11) in a revelatory concert.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War’ by Karen Abbott
Would the history of the Civil War be different if women had not become personally involved in both spying and soldiering?
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