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UMD Department of History @umdhistory.bsky.social · 8d

Our own alum, Jonathan White M.A. '03, Ph.D. '08 and Lucas Morel recently published “Measuring the Man: The Writings of Frederick Douglass on Abraham Lincoln,” which recounts Frederick Douglass' journey from criticism to respect of Abraham Lincoln. Read more here! today.umd.edu/how-frederic...

How Frederick Douglass Changed His Mind About Lincoln | Maryland Today

Alum’s New Book Finds Fresh Nuance in Relationship That Helped End Slavery

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Jonathan White @civilwarjon.bsky.social · 7d

Had a great publication day event yesterday at President Lincoln's Cottage. People flew in from Michigan and Illinois just for the event!

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Jonathan White @civilwarjon.bsky.social · 29d

My latest in @smithsonianmag.bsky.social about newly discovered Frederick Douglass letters.

www.smithsonianmag.com/history/hist...

When Historians Rediscovered These Frederick Douglass Letters, They Were Surprised by His Candid Opinions About Abraham Lincoln

In correspondence with a passionate abolitionist in London, the great American orator didn't hold back when talking about the 16th president, or his successor, the much-maligned Andrew Johnson

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Omari @oaverettephillips.bsky.social · 18d

Recently spoke with @civilwarjon.bsky.social for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about his new book "Measuring the Man: The Writings of Frederick Douglass on Abraham Lincoln."

Check it out at the link below!

Jonathan White and Lucas Morel, "Measuring the Man: The Writings of Frederick Douglass on Abraham Lincoln" (Reedy Press, 2025) - New Books Network

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Joshua R Greenberg @joshrgreenberg.bsky.social · 29d

I am posting some Chicago bank notes and shinplasters this week and today's bill features an amazing center vignette of Neptune's sea chariot being pulled by hippocampi. Seated at the back of the chariot is Liberty on a clam shell. Marine Bank of Chicago, IL, $3, 18--.🗃️

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Jonathan White @civilwarjon.bsky.social · 29d

My latest in @smithsonianmag.bsky.social about newly discovered Frederick Douglass letters.

www.smithsonianmag.com/history/hist...

When Historians Rediscovered These Frederick Douglass Letters, They Were Surprised by His Candid Opinions About Abraham Lincoln

In correspondence with a passionate abolitionist in London, the great American orator didn't hold back when talking about the 16th president, or his successor, the much-maligned Andrew Johnson

www.smithsonianmag.com

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · Sep 7

Washington, DC Set to Dedicate a New Lincoln Statue 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

Washington, DC Set to Dedicate a New Lincoln Statue

Last week a 6-feet tall, 600-pound statue of President Abrahan Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation was installed on the steps of the soon-to-be opened African American Civil War Museum in th...

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Robert Colby @rkdcolby86.bsky.social · Sep 3

Happy to get my hands on the latest from @civilwarjon.bsky.social and Lucas Morel.

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Freedmen and Southern Society Project @fssp.bsky.social · Sep 2

As we begin the 1st few weeks of classes, a reminder that FSSP hosts a large collection of classroom-ready documents related to slavery & its destruction. These first-hand testimonies of enslaved people, Black soldiers, & officials give life to lessons on slavery & the contested arc of emancipation.

Freedmen and Southern Society Project: Selected Documents

A selection of documents from Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation, 1861-1867

www.freedmen.umd.edu

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Jonathan White @civilwarjon.bsky.social · Aug 22

I am so proud of this book and excited for it to get out into the world in a few weeks. We’ve discovered a dozen new documents by Frederick Douglass that are going to change how we think about the relationship between Lincoln and Douglass.

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Jonathan White @civilwarjon.bsky.social · Aug 22

I am so proud of this book and excited for it to get out into the world in a few weeks. We’ve discovered a dozen new documents by Frederick Douglass that are going to change how we think about the relationship between Lincoln and Douglass.

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · Aug 20

I am thrilled to share that the Board of Governors @uncpress.bsky.social granted its unanimous approval for the publication of my biography of Robert Gould Shaw: "A Glorious Fate: The Life and Legacy of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw." l couldn't be more pleased. Shaw appears pleased as well.

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Jonathan White @civilwarjon.bsky.social · Aug 18

I piece of wood from the White House roof, installed shortly after the British burned Washington. Notice Eleanor Roosevelt's signature toward the right.

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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History @gliamericanhistory.bsky.social · Aug 13

A new Affiliate School Offer is now available! Claim two free posters commemorating Black Lives in the Founding Era.

Poster #1: Phillis Wheatley
Poster #2: James Armistead Lafayette

Claim here: gilderlehrman.org/affiliate

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Jonathan White @civilwarjon.bsky.social · Aug 6

Baseball championship at Hoboken, NJ, on August 3, 1865.

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Jonathan White @civilwarjon.bsky.social · Aug 6

Abraham Lincoln and Harry Houdini, ca. 1924.

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Jonathan White @civilwarjon.bsky.social · Aug 6

Nineteenth-century photoshop.

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · Jul 22

“the largest ‘unbearded’ Lincoln collection in the world"

Skittles the Chameleon and Lincoln: These Rooms Are Made Just for Them

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · Jul 20

I worry that the premiere of Ken Burns's new PBS documentary on the American Revolution is going to mean one thing to his audience and another thing entirely to academic historians. Two conversations that have little to do with one another. Let's not go down this road again.

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · Jul 20

Why We Need Ken Burns Now More Than Ever
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Why We Need Ken Burns Now More Than Ever

I’ve never understood why so many of my fellow historians get so bent out of shape over Ken Burns.

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Jonathan White @civilwarjon.bsky.social · Jul 11

a man is holding another man in his arms with the words eagleeeee written on the bottom

ALT: a man is holding another man in his arms with the words eagleeeee written on the bottom

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Jonathan White @civilwarjon.bsky.social · Jun 25

The full message from NARA still mentions researchers. Hopefully you're right that it's just really bad communications.

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Laura Davulis @davulis.bsky.social · Jun 24

This is your periodic reminder that if you’ve had your eye on a cool new monograph published by a UP, the cheapest way to get it (other than the library) is almost always direct from the publisher with a discount code.

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Jonathan White @civilwarjon.bsky.social · Jun 19

www.wsj.com/opinion/june...

Opinion | Juneteenth and the Power of an ‘Ink and Paper Proclamation’

Americans celebrate an imperfect path toward a more perfect union.

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UVA Press @uvapress.bsky.social · Apr 9

"George W. Buswell had an extraordinary Civil War experience. His account will doubtless prove an essential resource for expanding our understanding of a defining moment in American history."
-Cecily N. Zander, Texas Woman's University

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