Kevin M. Levin

@civilwarmemory.bsky.social

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Civil War historian, educator, and public speaker. Author: _Searching For Black Confederates_ https://amzn.to/4c2KSuT. Biography of Robert Gould Shaw forthcoming with UNC Press.

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It's taken me a couple days to collect my thoughts. kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/saying-goo...

Saying Goodbye to a Dear Friendkevinmlevin.substack.com My thoughts about the passing of Peter Carmichael.

I hate flying, but there is nothing better than the anticipation of a week of working with some of the most passionate and talented teachers from around the country. Let’s do this.

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Here it is, my 184th #ScholarSunday thread, featuring @civilwarmemory.bsky.social & many more! Remember to keep suggestions for the threads coming, please. 📚🗄️📜 americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...

#ScholarSunday thread 184americanstudier.substack.com Published on July 21, 2024

My roundup of Civil War news, books, videos, and an Otis pic. 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/grape-and-...

Grape & Canisterkevinmlevin.substack.com A roundup of Civil War News, Books, Videos, and an Otis pic

Finished preparing for a week in DC at Ford's Theatre, where I will work with teachers from around the country on how to teach the history and legacy of Reconstruction. Our time together includes lectures and some really exciting tours in and around DC. It's going to be an exciting week. 🗃️

He should have called Bree Newsome for advice. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Atlanta man arrested after driving nearly 3 hours to take down Confederate flag in SC: Officialswww.usatoday.com A deputy said the 23-year-old admitted he climbed a fence to get to the flag because he did not agree with it.

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This is not the first time, but I am glad to hear that your father knew enough to say no.

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Brian

Thanks, Brian. So glad to hear that you enjoyed the book.

Still thinking about my friend and colleague Kate Shuster, who we lost earlier this month. Kate was a passionate teacher advocate, who devoted her career to the teaching of hard history. 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/rememberin...

Remembering Kate Shusterkevinmlevin.substack.com We've lost a powerful voice in history education and the teaching of hard history.

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As a historian I know better than to draw comparisons between the mass deportation of German Jews to camps and ghettos, but as an American Jew raised on these stories, I can't but help but think about it. One thing I know for sure is that these people hope to instill the same fear and intimidation.

A new fight over historical memory is brewing in Charlottesville. This time it is over the question of who gets credit for the removal of the city's Confederate monuments. 🗃️ dailyprogress.com/news/local/t...

The fight to bring down Charlottesville's Confederate monuments is over. The fight for who gets credit begins.dailyprogress.com Eight years ago, Wes Bellamy and Zyahna Bryant stood shoulder to shoulder. Now they're on opposite sides of the picket line.

It occurs to me that one of the reasons why we embrace Robert Gould Shaw, the 54th Massachusetts, and their failed assault on Fort Wagner, #OTD in 1863, is that it represents the perfect marriage of bravery and purity of cause. No other assault of white Union soldiers occupies the same space. 🗃️

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Kate was a fearless advocate for history education. I worked with her on more than one occasion and talked with her for the final time not too long ago. I am devastated. 🗃️ www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/m...

Catherine Shuster Obituary - Montgomery, ALwww.dignitymemorial.com Celebrate the life of Catherine Shuster, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Leak Memory Chapel.

Did Robert Gould Shaw Have to Volunteer the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts to Prove Their Bravery? 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/did-robert...

Did Robert Gould Shaw Have to Volunteer the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts to Prove Their Bravery?kevinmlevin.substack.com Questions linger about the assault on Fort Wagner, which took place on this day in 1863.

Registration is now open for next year's Civil War conference in Monterey, California. I am excited to be one of the speakers. I will deliver a talk on the battle of the Crater and another on Robert Gould Shaw. whtours.org/seldom-heard... 🗃️

Picked up this book to help me get ready to lead a group of teachers around DC next week. We will focus on the history and memory of the Civil War and Reconstruction. It was published in 1998 and it’s a pleasure to read as the analysis isn’t bogged down by more recent controversies. 🗃️

Need a little Otis fix?

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Brooke Newman

So sorry, Brooke. Take care.

"If history teaches us anything, perhaps it is that while we should remain vigilant, we should steer clear of the prediction game altogether." 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/applying-t...

Applying the Past to the Unpredictability of the Presentkevinmlevin.substack.com Historians Don't Have the Answers.

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Dear pundits: Please proceed with caution when invoking Lincoln's 1st Inaugural Address, and his appeal to the "better angels of our nature." Remember, it didn't work! Quoting an appeal to unity that was followed by 4 years of civil war should give you pause about the power of such appeals. 🗃️

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WE DID IT. This week @jbf1755.bsky.social and the screenwriters of National Treasure Cormac & Marianne Wibberley join in to talk abt making the movie, their love of history, & THAT SCENE. NATIONAL TREASURE drops NOW. Like, share, & subscribe to the pod for more. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

‎Historians At The Movies: Episode 86: National Treasure with Joanne Freeman and The Wibberleys on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show Historians At The Movies, Ep Episode 86: National Treasure with Joanne Freeman and The Wibberleys - Jul 15, 2024

Not The Onion.

Yes, historians have debated different end dates for Reconstruction, but I was not aware the options included "the 1926 Rose Bowl" 🗃️

Hear about this: How the Crimson Tide's 1926 Rose Bowl win ended Civil War Reconstructionwww.enewscourier.com John Allen, a well-known Alabama history buff, will be the speaker for the Limestone County Historical Society’s quarterly meeting at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 21, in the Rodgers Center

I study and write about the most violent period in American history that ended with the assassination of a president, but I have nothing particularly interesting or helpful to add to this weekend's news. So I won't. That's it. That's the tweet. 🗃️

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Over the next few days it would be good to remember that history can be useful for understanding how we got to this point, but significantly less so when making direct comparisons to the past

Mark your calendars. I've just been added to this dynamite group of Civil War historians as part of next year's Central Coast Conference on the Civil War in Monterey, California. I am embarrassed to admit that this will be my first visit to CA. whtours.org/seldom-heard...

Seldom Heard History (2025)whtours.org A full weekend of presentations in the Stanton Center Theater in beautiful Monterey, California. The Stanton Center is situated on the Custom House Plaza, bordering the Monterey State Historic Park......

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Kevin M. Kruse

Even with just 500+ followers here my posts get more traction compared with 40k at Twitter/X.

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Kevin M. Kruse

I am enjoying my relatively small footprint here on Bluesky. It certainly beats my verified status at Twitter.

"The man was identified as C.L. Daniel, a World War I veteran, who was killed in 1921." He fought to make the "World Safe for Democracy" only to die trying to practice it at home. 🗃️ www.washingtonpost.com/history/2024...

Scientists identify victim of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in mass gravewww.washingtonpost.com Scientists have identified a victim of the Tulsa massacre whose remains were found in a mass grave in a city-owned cemetery, Tulsa’s mayor announced Friday.