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“We Fight for Our Rights” Temporary Exhibit
This new exhibit tells the story of the both the enslaved and free African-Americans who fought for freedom during the American Civil War and their impact on later contributions through the 20th century. The exhibit focuses on the USCT or United States Colored Troops who were formerly enslaved and free African-Americans who joined the Union... Read more »
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Roundtable: The Fight for the Old North State
Roundtable: The Fight for the Old North State
Speaker Hampton Newsome will discuss the fighting and struggles during the Civil War in North Carolina in his presentation titled, “The Fight for the Old North State.” In early January of 1864, Confederate General Robert E. Lee would write a dispatch that set into motion one of the the last Confederate offensives of the war.... Read more »
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Roundtable: The Lawrence, Kansas Massacre
Roundtable: The Lawrence, Kansas Massacre
Join speaker Matthew Hulbert, author and professor as he discusses "The Lawrence, Kansas Massacre". The irregular warfare along the borderlands of Missouri and Kansas saw guerrilla fighters known as pro-Confederate bushwhackers or pro-Union jayhawkers attack small detachments of soldiers and terrorize civilian communities. U.S. senator James H. Lane led a raid by pro-Union against the... Read more »
