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Milliken's Bend

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: Seizing freedom

Milliken's Bend Posted on June 19, 2024 by Milliken's BendJune 17, 2024

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 »

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Milliken’s Bend in Louisiana encyclopedia

Milliken's Bend Posted on November 28, 2023 by Milliken's BendNovember 28, 2023

Milliken’s Bend is now featured in an entry in the Louisiana online encyclopedia, 64 Parishes. The article provides a brief but solid overview of the battle and its significance. It contains links to other related articles at 64 Parishes, and more »

Posted in African Americans, Articles, Black history, Civil War, Related works | Tagged Louisiana, social studies, teaching, USCT | Leave a reply

Plantations of Milliken’s Bend

Milliken's Bend Posted on December 2, 2022 by Milliken's BendJanuary 9, 2023

I recently discovered on the National Archives website a small set of extremely detailed maps of the area of Milliken’s Bend and the Mississippi River. These are invaluable for learning more about the precise locations of Milliken’s Bend, and the more »

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Juneteenth came early in Louisiana

Milliken's Bend Posted on June 7, 2022 by Milliken's BendJune 6, 2022

Juneteenth may be celebrated later this month, but two years before June 19, 1865, when slaves in Galveston learned of their freedom – Black men in Union blue claimed and won their freedom on the banks of the Mississippi River more »

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Anniversary Celebration, 2019

Milliken's Bend Posted on May 8, 2019 by Milliken's BendMay 8, 2019

Tickets are now available for the African Ancestral Celebration commemorating Milliken’s Bend,  to be held in Tallulah, Louisiana, June 7-9, 2019. I am honored to be asked to participate in this event as the keynote speaker on Saturday. Full details, more »

Posted in African Americans, Black history, Milliken's Bend | Tagged Author appearances, commemoration, events, Louisiana, Tallulah, USCT | Leave a reply

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