As we observe Memorial Day this weekend and consider the sacrifices made on behalf of our country, it is essential that we remember those who truly fought for Freedom and gave their very lives, when the outcome of the Civil more »
Looking forward to speaking at the Two Mississippi Museums on June 18, celebrating Juneteenth and telling about Milliken’s Bend’s role in the Freedom Story. Details here. Part of the “History is Lunch” series.
Continue reading →In the 2023 book, On Freedom Road: Bicycle Explorations and Reckonings on the Underground Railroad by David Goodrich, the author and his buddy make a series of bicycle trips throughout the North and South, following significant events in the history more »
Milliken’s Bend is now on TikTok thanks to a talented songwriter! It was my fervent hope that when I wrote my book about Milliken’s Bend in 2013, that it would “serve as one part of a multifaceted beginning of remembrance more »
Long before the enslaved of Galveston, Texas learned of their freedom through Union General Gordon Granger’s General Orders No. 3, issued on June 19, 1865, now celebrated as “Juneteenth,” the enslaved men, women, and children of northeast Louisiana seized their more »
