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All day today Civil War historians will take up positions at historic sites across the country to talk about the silences in our collective memory of this important history and on the physical landscape as well. Follow the hashtag #WeWantMoreHistory
@scotthancockOT looks like he is ready to stake out a spot on the Gettysburg battlefield. Stay safe, Scott and thank you for helping to make this day a reality. https://twitter.com/scotthancockOT/status/1309850408794361856
@PeterCarmicha15 is heading over to a place that I know all too well. Have a great day, Pete. https://twitter.com/PeterCarmicha15/status/1309845286345416705 #wewantmorehistory
@melissanstuckey asks us to remember the formerly enslaved men and free Blacks in North Carolina who fought for the United States army during the Civil War. https://twitter.com/melissanstuckey/status/1309859181336428547 #WeWantMoreHistory
@leeanna_keith and her students have organized to remember the racial violence of the New York City Draft Riots in 1863. #WeWantMoreHistory https://twitter.com/HistoryRah/status/1309858019413557249
@HilaryGreen77 will be in Elizabeth City, North Carolina today to talk about the lives of Black G.A.R. veterans. https://twitter.com/HilaryGreen77/status/1309860825709019143 #WeWantMoreHistory
This Civil War History Day of Action is a reminder of the extent to which our monument landscape contributes to pushing us further from confronting a history that is both complex and messy. It is high time that we do so. #WeWantMoreHistory
Follow @barefootboomer who is at the site of the battle of New Market Heights near Richmond, Virginia and where they will discuss the service of United States Colored Troops. #WeWantMoreHistory https://twitter.com/barefootboomer/status/1309874205744390144
