Blogging about abolitionist Julia Wilbur, the Civil War, Alexandria, women's rights, and more
Read about Col. Elmer Ellsworth’s short but eventful life, which ended in a heroic death in Alexandria.
Read MoreA conversation at Ford's Theatre on April 16--D.C. Emancipation Day--between historian Kate Masur and journalist Michele Norris about this fascinating book and its original author, John E. Washington
Read MoreJulia Wilbur records what she felt and saw the day after Lincoln's assassination.
Read MoreJulia Wilbur records what she felt and saw the day after Lincoln's assassination.
Read MoreParagraph 6 of the Emancipation Proclamation ushered in a new era. Here's how.
Read MorePaula Tarnapol Whitacre's website with a focus on her forthcoming biography on abolitionist Julia Wilbur.
