Please check out this special issue. It reflects both an expansive vision of the Civil War era and a deep-seated approach to scholarly collaboration
In today's Muster, Cassandra Jane Werking examines the long history of Fort Pickens and its place in Florida and national memory www.journalofthecivilwarera.org/2026/06/stan...
In today's Muster, JCWE editor Megan Bever interviews author Ian Delahanty about his recent book, Embracing Emancipation www.journalofthecivilwarera.org/2026/05/jcwe...
In today's Muster, Drew Baird examines the role of the Union Pacific in shaping the Greater Reconstruction in the American West www.journalofthecivilwarera.org/2026/06/a-po...
In today's Muster, Brook Thomas reflects on Birthright Citizenship and postbellum debates around the idea of allegiance www.journalofthecivilwarera.org/2026/04/birt...
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In today's Muster, William Horne examines the harrowing story of Margaret Cathrine Murphy, a woman who posed as a man to enlist in the Union Army www.journalofthecivilwarera.org/2026/04/i-wa...
Despite being in Confederate Florida, United States Fort Pickens repelled enemy attempts to gain control of the Union holdout. Situated on the bay of Pensacola, Fort Pickens remained in U.S. control f...
In today’s Muster, JCWE associate editor Megan Bever interviews Ian Delahanty. Delahanty is an associate professor of history at Springfield College and the author of Embracing Emancipation: A Transat...
Birthright citizenship is controlled by the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of t...
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Railroads have long been subjects of Civil War era studies. Scholars have cast them as promoters of growth before the conflict, agents of capacity and connection during the war itself, and instruments...
CW: sexual violence and self-harm On May 17, 1863, Margaret Cathrine Murphy found herself in an unlikely situation: being interrogated as a spy while imprisoned in Annapolis. As she explained, she was...
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The Journal of the Civil War Era
The Journal of the Civil War Era
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The latest issue of @jcwe.bsky.social on the social history of the law in Brazil is live and available to read for FREE on @projectmuse.bsky.social 🙌
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The June 2026 issue of @jcwe.bsky.social is a special one focused on the social history of the law in Brazil. The articles are currently free to read:
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Volume 16, No. 2 June 2026 Special Issue: “Noisy Archives: Race and the Social History of the Law in Brazil” This special issue examines how Brazilian historians have engaged with legal sources to rec...www.journalofthecivilwarera.org
With today’s Supreme Court decision drawing attention to the Voting Rights Act, we’re revisiting a 2020 #AHAPerspectives piece by Julian Zelizer: “The right to vote is the most basic element of a healthy democracy… we have done immense damage in dismantling it.”
Richards Center Penn State
Richards Center Penn State
The 1965 Voting Rights Act worked but its promise has never been fulfilled.
What does the Fourteenth Amendment actually say about birthright citizenship?
AHA member Kate Masur breaks down its historical foundations as the Supreme Court takes up the issue. 🗃️
#history #humanities #SCOTUS
American Historical Association
The U.S. Supreme Court is set Wednesday to weigh in on President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship. Northwestern University professor and historian Kate Masur joins Dana Kozlov to ...
