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A Civil War Battle in History and Memory

The Civil War battle of Milliken's Bend, showing African-American soldiers holding their ground against a Confederate attack, as imagined by an artist from Harper's Weekly, published July 4, 1863.
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Juneteenth: Celebrate and Remember

Milliken's Bend Posted on June 19, 2023 by Milliken's BendJune 18, 2023

Juneteenth is a storied and noteworthy day in the African American Freedom Story. But no single day “freed the slaves.” And slavery continued for a brief time, legally, even after June 19, 1865. It was not until the 13th Amendment more »

Posted in Black history | Tagged Civil Rights, Constitution, freedom, Juneteenth, laws, slavery | Leave a reply

Black freedom curtailed – Summer 1865

Milliken's Bend Posted on September 11, 2015 by Milliken's BendSeptember 11, 2015

It didn’t take long after the end of the Civil War for the white leaders of Monroe, Louisiana, to enact repressive measures against blacks in their midst. Just two months after Lee surrendered at Appomattox, blacks were faced with the more »

Posted in African Americans, Black history, Civilians, Politics, Primary sources, Reconstruction, Related works | Tagged laws, Louisiana, Monroe, plantations, race relations | Leave a reply

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