In the past, guns have not guaranteed equality.
Carole Emberton
About the Author
Carole Emberton is Associate Professor of History at the University at Buffalo who specializes in the Civil War Era. She is the author of Beyond Redemption: Race, Violence, and the American South after the Civil War (University of Chicago Press, 2013) and is currently working on a book about the memories of emancipation among ex-slaves. Carole has also contributed to the New York Times “Disunion” series as well as History News Network.
Gunning for the Flag: Guns and Reconstruction
Before white supremacists in the post-emancipation United States ever reached for the Confederate battle flag, they reached for their guns.
A Hungry Belly and Freedom
As Americans prepare for their annual Thanksgiving feast, few will stop to consider the holiday’s Civil War origins. Although George Washington declared the first national day of Thanksgiving in 1789, it wasn’t until 1863 that it became a formal federal holiday.
Ready to Rumble? A Fight Between Lincoln and the Other Douglass
In the run up to the 2008 Democratic primary, Fox News proposed a series of debates between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton reminiscent of the ones between Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass 1856.