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Kevin M. Levin@civilwarmemory.bsky.social |
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Civil War historian, educator, and public speaker. Author: _Searching For Black Confederates_ amzn.to/4c2KSuT. Biography of Robert Gould Shaw forthcoming with UNC Press.
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Kevin M. Levin
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This is fueled on social media by people who likely see it as an easy way to score points/attention. Unfortunately, I see too many historians that I respect playing this game.
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Kevin M. Levin
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The tendency to compare everything we disapprove of to the Confederacy doesn't do much more than move us further away from understanding the history of the Confederacy. 🗃️
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Kevin M. Levin
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"Does Gettysburg Have a 'Lost Cause Problem'? 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/does-getty...
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Kevin M. Levin
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"Talking Gettysburg, The Movie" 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/talking-ge...
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"New archaeological work shows that despite more than a century of desecration by construction and road-building, one of the nation’s most endangered major burying grnds for free and enslaved Africans still contains a significant number of intact gravesites." 🗃️ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Kevin M. Levin
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The New York Times is on a roll with publishing a number of really bad editorials, including this one about Gettysburg. 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/does-getty...
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Kevin M. Levin
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Thanks for sharing, Mark. I completely agree with you re: access to history at the park.
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This was an absolute blast. Thanks again @herberthistory.bsky.social. 🗃️
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Kevin M. Levin
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"Does Gettysburg Have a 'Lost Cause Problem'? 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/does-getty...
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Kevin M. Levin
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Which "ideals of the Confederacy" are you referring to?
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Kevin M. Levin
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I'm not sure what that means.
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Kevin M. Levin
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I am a huge fan of Blight's scholarship, but his commentary here falls flat. It leaves out way too much of the historical context surrounding Lincoln's speech and moves much too easily between Lincoln in 1858 and Biden in 2024. Historians should tread carefully. 🗃️
newrepublic.com/article/1833...
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Kevin M. Levin
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Great advice. Thank you.
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Kevin M. Levin
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I've been asked to be in a history documentary. The producers want to know my fee. I have no idea. I can't even ballpark it. If you have any idea I would love to hear it based on your own experiences. Feel free to connect through the private chat feature. Thanks for your help.
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Kevin M. Levin
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"A Brief Reflection on This 161st Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg" 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/a-brief-re...
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Kevin M. Levin
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I am now deleting just as many bots on Bluesky as I did before leaving Twitter/X. Sad.
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Kevin M. Levin
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I didn't see this one coming. 🗃️ www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Kevin M. Levin
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In an 11-6 decision, the Tennessee Historical Commission has, once again, voted down a request from Middle Tennessee State University to rename a campus building that honors Nathan Bedford Forrest.--a slave trader, Confederate general and first Grand Wizard of the KKK. 🗃️ wpln.org/post/for-a-s...
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Kevin M. Levin
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Confederate general Robert E. Lee's attempt to break Union lines along Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg, #OTD in 1863, resulted in... 🗃️
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Kevin M. Levin
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Another reminder that regardless of whether you publish with an academic or popular press, you are your most important advocate in bringing your book to the attention of the public.
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Kevin M. Levin
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Added it to my list. Thanks.
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Kevin M. Levin
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I will definitely check it out. Thanks.
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Kevin M. Levin
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Thanks for the suggestions, Rachel. Appreciate it.
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Kevin M. Levin
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Thanks again.
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Kevin M. Levin
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Thanks for the suggestion.
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Kevin M. Levin
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Definitely a book. I am going to pick up Woodward, but I would like to read an overview of the court's history from the beginning. Thanks.
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Kevin M. Levin
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Thanks so much.
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Kevin M. Levin
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cc: @unlawfulentries.bsky.social
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Kevin M. Levin
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By the way, I am thoroughly enjoying Walsh's new book, *Taking America Back.* It's introduced me to a whole new cast of characters, beginning with Merwin Hart.
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Kevin M. Levin
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Thank you.
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Kevin M. Levin
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Going on vacation next week and I would like to read a book about the history of the Supreme Court. Not too scholarly, but it needs to be a page turner. Any suggestions?
@jbouie.bsky.social, @rachelshelden.bsky.social, @earlymodjustice.bsky.social, @kevinmkruse.bsky.social ...anyone else. Thnx. 🗃️
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Kevin M. Levin
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"When the president does it, that means it is not illegal.”--Turns out Richard Nixon was ahead of his time. 🗃️
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Kevin M. Levin
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Most Gettysburg anniversary posts emphasize that the 3-day battle culminated in a decisive United States victory, but the first day of fighting, #OTD in 1863, proved to be a decisive victory for Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Contingency matters. 🗃️
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Kevin M. Levin
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"If the Republican leaders of OK and LA were sincere in their desire to teach students about the 'foundational documents' of America and the proper role of religion in public life, they would post the Constitution on our classroom walls." -- @kevinmkruse.bsky.social 🗃️ www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Kevin M. Levin
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Today wasn't a total bust. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/07/01/s...
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Kevin M. Levin
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"When the president does it, that means it is not illegal.”--Turns out Richard Nixon was ahead of his time. 🗃️
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Rachel Shelden
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IMHO, every piece on #SCOTUS's recent radical decisions (especially those invoking "history and tradition") should emphasize the unprecedented nature of the Court's power in our history--power that was never intended by the founding generation these justices claim to revere. /fin
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Kevin M. Levin
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My regular round up of Civil War news, videos, and books...this week related to the anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg. 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/grape-and-...
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Kevin M. Levin
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For all the Civil War buffs out there. Happy anniversary. #OTD 1863 #CivilWarMemory
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Gautham FC
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Before SCOTUS' ruling, here's our historian's brief which argues there is no basis in founding era history for the idea that presidents should enjoy immunity. In fact, the founders believed that presidents should be accountable under the rule of law. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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Kevin M. Levin
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"Roeshana Moore-Evans, the executive director of Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery initiative, suddenly announced her resignation on Friday, becoming the third member of leadership to cut ties with the effort in less than one month." 🗃️ www.thecrimson.com/article/2024...
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Seth Rockman
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Amazing. If you are a potential reviewer (or know someone who might want to be, or an outlet that might be interested), please be in touch with me or University of Chicago Press for a galley.
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Stephen West
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The Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives, located in Washington DC, is one of 7 new sites added to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network 🗃️
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Kevin M. Levin
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As much as I recognize the importance of a presidential debate, it seems absurd to talk about anything else in front of a national audience other than the fact that one man instigated a riot to subvert the Constitution and the other who didn't. All roads lead back to this fundamental difference.
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Kevin M. Levin
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This just might be the best summation of the purpose of monuments that I have ever read. Thanks: @profgabriele.com and @lollardfish.bsky.social. 🗃️ buttondown.email/ModernMediev...
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Michael Hattem
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I can now confirm that my new book, “The Memory of ‘76” is a real thing. The book explores the conflicting ways Americans have remembered the Revolution over the last 250 years and its importance in our politics and culture. It is out on July 23rd and available for preorder now.
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Chris Graham, Journeyman Buzzkill
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Check this out... my book, Faith, Race, and the Lost Cause: Confessions of a Southern Church, has been awarded a @aaslh.bsky.social Leadership in History Award of Excellence for large press publications.
aaslh.org/announcing-t...
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Kevin M. Levin
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That's awesome. Congratulations and well deserved.
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Kevin M. Levin
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"...'remember' the memories of other people." Are you kidding me. My head exploded. Brilliant.
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