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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 3h

"When Americans debate terrorism, they rarely place Robert E. Lee in the same category as groups like Hamas or Al-Qaeda."

Right, because that would be pretty stupid. www.milwaukeeindependent.com/editorial/co...

A Confederacy built on slavery shows Robert E. Lee’s battles were efforts to preserve a regime of terror | Milwaukee Independent

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 3h

I can’t walk by without paying my respects.

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 5h

Forgot what the thrill of the first day of school felt like.

Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 23h

It's been five years since I last taught in a classroom setting. Tomorrow I begin teaching the first of a 6-week course on the history and controversy surrounding Civil War monuments and I couldn't be more excited.

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 6h

My neighbor is already outside blowing leaves. There is a special place in hell for these people.

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 17h

Thanks, Chris. Will do my best.

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 19h

I now have a detailed outline of my next book project on the Gettysburg Campaign and the experiences of African Americans. The focus is now broader than this recent thread below. I am going to give some thought as to whether I should try to secure an agent for this one.
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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 6d

Took two days off after submitting the final draft of my Robert Gould Shaw bio, but now I am back to work on my new book project, which is a study of the Gettysburg Campaign from the perspective of the thousands of enslaved laborers forced to travel with Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.

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Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 18h

Look what came in the mail today, @uncpress.bsky.social @simpsonvos.bsky.social @profsommerville.bsky.social! 🗃️

Printed copy of Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America’s First Opioid Crisis held by the author in the background

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 19h

I now have a detailed outline of my next book project on the Gettysburg Campaign and the experiences of African Americans. The focus is now broader than this recent thread below. I am going to give some thought as to whether I should try to secure an agent for this one.
bsky.app/profile/civi...

Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 6d

Took two days off after submitting the final draft of my Robert Gould Shaw bio, but now I am back to work on my new book project, which is a study of the Gettysburg Campaign from the perspective of the thousands of enslaved laborers forced to travel with Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 22h

Thanks so much for sharing this with me. Made my day.

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 22h

I am so sorry you can't make it. I suspect that I will teach this course or something in the same ballpark again soon. All the best.

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 23h

It's been five years since I last taught in a classroom setting. Tomorrow I begin teaching the first of a 6-week course on the history and controversy surrounding Civil War monuments and I couldn't be more excited.

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 1d

This video of Willie Weeks just made my day. All you need is a Fender Precision bass and a great touch. cc: @bstaples.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft3B...

Willie Weeks bass solo (Voices Inside / Everything is Everything)

YouTube video by dB_hirochop

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 1d

If Confederate Statues Are Relocated to a Private Park and No One Sees Them, Do They Really Exist? 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

If Confederate Statues Are Relocated to a Private Park and No One Sees Them, Do They Really Exist?

We’ve seen very few Confederate statues and monuments come down over the past three years.

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 1d

I guess my little attempt at a joke didn't work.

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 1d

If Confederate Statues Are Relocated to a Private Park and No One Sees Them, Do They Really Exist? 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

If Confederate Statues Are Relocated to a Private Park and No One Sees Them, Do They Really Exist?

We’ve seen very few Confederate statues and monuments come down over the past three years.

open.substack.com

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 1d

Statue of Thurgood Marshall unveiled in downtown Columbia, TN. www.newschannel5.com/news/statue-...

Statue of Thurgood Marshall unveiled in downtown Columbia

A statue of an important figure in Black history has just been unveiled in downtown Columbia. It's the centerpiece of a new roundabout, created to help share what's long been an undertold story.

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 1d

What matters is that these Confederate statues are no longer located on public property. Here is the Google Map view of Valor Memorial Park. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 1d

The two of them are match made in heaven.

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 1d

No. And no one who was born and raised here would think so either. LOL

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 1d

I don't believe I ever suggested in my book that African Americans can't choose to dress up in a Confederate uniform and refer to themselves as a "Black Confederate."

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 2d

Definitely when you get the chance. Please let me know what I need to be thinking more carefully about.

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 2d

Finding God and Slavery in the Wake of Confederate Defeat at Gettysburg and Vicksburg 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

Finding God and Slavery in the Wake of Confederate Defeat at Gettysburg and Vicksburg

By the summer of 1863 the Confederate army was in the throes of a religious revival.

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 2d

Finding God and Slavery in the Wake of Confederate Defeat at Gettysburg and Vicksburg 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

Finding God and Slavery in the Wake of Confederate Defeat at Gettysburg and Vicksburg

By the summer of 1863 the Confederate army was in the throes of a religious revival.

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 2d

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Robert Gould Shaw, Memorial Hall, and the Beauty of Music in this Fractured Nation

Last night my wife and I attended a concert at Sanders Theatre in Harvard’s Memorial Hall.

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 5d

"A new National Park Service report shows that 819,000 visitors to Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park in 2024 spent $57.6 million in communities near the park. That spending had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $78.1 million." #NationalParks tinyurl.com/5rd6x3v5

Tourism to Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields National Military Park contributes $78.1 million to local economy - Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park (U.S. National P...

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