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Is it possible that our local white supremacists don’t realize that not all Civil War memorials celebrate the Confederacy?

By Mark | August 31, 2017

Earlier today, the following social media post was forwarded to a reader of this site, who, in turn, shared it with me. It apparently shows white supremacist literature at the base of Ypsilanti’s Civil War memorial in Highland Cemetery. At the bottom of the above image, you’ll notice one of the comments that was left […]

Posted in History, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Abolitionism, Civil War, Confederacy, fruitless racism, Grand Army of the Republic, Helen McAndrew, Highland Cemetery, John Brown, Matt Siegfried, racism, Robert E. Lee, slavery, white supremacist | 11 Comments

Michigan Musicians on Vacation: Matt Jones at Gettysburg, with Sarah Campbell

By Mark | November 17, 2013

Occasionally, I get good ideas. I’m not sure if this is one of those times, but it occurred to me a few days ago that I should have a regular feature on the site in which I talk with local musicians about their vacations. Our first guest is Matt Jones, of Matt Jones and the […]

Posted in History, Special Projects | Also tagged 1863, 1972, 19th Indiana, 66th Ohio, Abraham Lincoln, Adam Juday, Big Round Top, blood, bonnets, boxers, Cafe Du Monde, Carol Gray, cemeteries, Cemetery Hill, Cemetery Ridge, Civil War, Confederates in the Attic, Culp’s Hill, Dobbin House, dog shows, Doug Coombe, Eisenhower Convention Center Hotel, England, Erin Morris & Her Ragdolls, Evergreen Cemetery Gatehouse, farb, France, geneology, Gettysburg, government shutdown, grandmother gold, historic reenactment, hoop skirts, Lindy Hop, Little Round Top, maps, Matt Jones, Matt Jones and the Reconstruction, McPherson Ridge, Michigan Musicians on Vacation, Mimi’s on the Marigny, Misty Lyn, musicians, musicians breaking the law, New Orleans, park rangers, Pennsylvania, petticoats, Pickett's Charge, pink, Pittsburgh, porta-potties, rain, Robert E. Lee, Sarah Campbell, Schoolhouse Rock, Shelby Foote, slavery, Stevens Knoll, Stonewall Jackson, tattoos, The Angle, The Bountymen, The Clump of Trees, The Spotted Cat, The Valley Of Death, Tony Horwitz, tour guides, trudge, Twin Peaks, Ulysses S. Grant, vacations, Vicksburg, Virginia | 19 Comments

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