Lectures in History
Civil War Reunions
2015-04-12T00:00:57-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvOWJkXC8yMDE1MDQxMTIwMTQzOTAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Professor Jennifer Murray talked about how Civil War veterans' reunions and commemorations have changed from the Reconstruction era to the present. She described how in the years after the war, the dominant narrative focused on reconciliation, but has since expanded to deal with slavery as a cause for the war. This class is from a course called “The Gilded Age.”
Professor Jennifer Murray talked about how Civil War veterans' reunions and commemorations have changed from the Reconstruction era to the p…
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Professor Jennifer Murray talked about how Civil War veterans' reunions and commemorations have changed from the Reconstruction era to the present. She described how in the years after the war, the dominant narrative focused on reconciliation, but has since expanded to deal with slavery as a cause for the war. This class is from a course called “The Gilded Age.” close
Professor Jennifer Murray talked about how Civil War veterans' reunions and commemorations have changed from the Reconstruction era to the p… read more
Professor Jennifer Murray talked about how Civil War veterans' reunions and commemorations have changed from the Reconstruction era to the present. She described how in the years after the war, the dominant narrative focused on reconciliation, but has since expanded to deal with slavery as a cause for the war. This class is from a course called “The Gilded Age.” close
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