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Jim Downs is a Professor for Civil War Studies and History in the Gettysburg College with four videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2013 Forum as an Asociate Professor for the History Department in the Connecticut College. Most common tags: African American History, Civil War.
Historians talked about medical advancements during the Civil War era and how physicians treated diseases and diagnosed patie…
Jim Downs talked about his book Stand by Me: The Forgotten History of Gay Liberation, in which he examines the people, places…
Jim Downs talked about his book Sick from Freedom: African-American Illness and Suffering During the Civil War and Reconstruc…
Participants talked about the Emancipation Proclamation and its impact on African American culture and society in America fro…
