Kevin M. Levin
@civilwarmemory.bsky.social
Boston: Civil War historian, educator, and public speaker. Author: Searching For Black Confederates https://amzn.to/4c2KSuT. Bio of Robert Gould Shaw forthcoming with UNC Press (2026).
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Damn, that's a lot of books. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/t...
A Home That Proves You Can Never Have Too Many Books
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November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Damn, that's a lot of books. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/t...
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Happy news: My new book -- Humanitarianism: A Very Short Introduction -- now has a cover and is available for preorder! The book is a concise history of humanitarianism in an international and global perspective, from the 18th century to the present. More info here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Happy news: My new book -- Humanitarianism: A Very Short Introduction -- now has a cover and is available for preorder! The book is a concise history of humanitarianism in an international and global perspective, from the 18th century to the present. More info here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Happy 250 Birthday to the U.S. Marine Corps, the only military service founded in a bar (although I have my suspicions about Space Force).
"The First Recruits, December 1775," by Col. Charles R. Waterhouse, USMCR (Ret.).
#NavalHistory
#MarineCorps
"The First Recruits, December 1775," by Col. Charles R. Waterhouse, USMCR (Ret.).
#NavalHistory
#MarineCorps
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Happy 250 Birthday to the U.S. Marine Corps, the only military service founded in a bar (although I have my suspicions about Space Force).
"The First Recruits, December 1775," by Col. Charles R. Waterhouse, USMCR (Ret.).
#NavalHistory
#MarineCorps
"The First Recruits, December 1775," by Col. Charles R. Waterhouse, USMCR (Ret.).
#NavalHistory
#MarineCorps
"Hoping to draw tourism dollars, Republicans in these GOP-dominated legislatures appear to be staking out a different position on the celebration of Black history than the one pushed by their party’s leader..." 🗃️ #publichistory www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Republicans invest in Black history museums to boost tourism despite Trump
Trump has called museums too “woke.” But Republican lawmakers across the South see potentially lucrative opportunities with museum dedicated to Black history.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"Hoping to draw tourism dollars, Republicans in these GOP-dominated legislatures appear to be staking out a different position on the celebration of Black history than the one pushed by their party’s leader..." 🗃️ #publichistory www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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In advance of Veterans Day, we assembled a variety of photos of former Union and Confederate soldiers as they appeared in the decades after the conflict. View them here: bit.ly/3LSay4J
Civil War Veterans, Part 3
Continue your journey into the lives of Civil War veterans with the third installment of our "Civil War Vetreans" photo essay series.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
In advance of Veterans Day, we assembled a variety of photos of former Union and Confederate soldiers as they appeared in the decades after the conflict. View them here: bit.ly/3LSay4J
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Big thanks to WSRE for a great visit to Pensacola to talk about the Gulf Coast in the American Revolution youtu.be/8cnngurIx08
Conversations with Jeff Weeks | Kathleen DuVal
YouTube video by WSRE PBS (Pensacola, FL)
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November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Big thanks to WSRE for a great visit to Pensacola to talk about the Gulf Coast in the American Revolution youtu.be/8cnngurIx08
I will leave it to others to explain why this vote to bring an end to the shutdown of the federal government is right or wrong. For now, I am relieved that many of my friends will soon receive a pay check to pay for basic necessities.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I will leave it to others to explain why this vote to bring an end to the shutdown of the federal government is right or wrong. For now, I am relieved that many of my friends will soon receive a pay check to pay for basic necessities.
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I really enjoyed this conversation hosted by @dblight.bsky.social about the current state of the historical profession and its role/responsibility in light of the Trump administration's attack on public history and history education. 🗃️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eUA...
Trump vs. History II: How Trump is trying to change our sense of who we are
YouTube video by The New Republic
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November 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I really enjoyed this conversation hosted by @dblight.bsky.social about the current state of the historical profession and its role/responsibility in light of the Trump administration's attack on public history and history education. 🗃️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eUA...
I was most definitely not a fan of Cyndi Lauper in the 80s, but I always thought this was a beautiful song. Glad to see she made it into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdQY...
Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by CyndiLauperVEVO
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November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I was most definitely not a fan of Cyndi Lauper in the 80s, but I always thought this was a beautiful song. Glad to see she made it into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdQY...
I really enjoyed this conversation hosted by @dblight.bsky.social about the current state of the historical profession and its role/responsibility in light of the Trump administration's attack on public history and history education. 🗃️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eUA...
Trump vs. History II: How Trump is trying to change our sense of who we are
YouTube video by The New Republic
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I really enjoyed this conversation hosted by @dblight.bsky.social about the current state of the historical profession and its role/responsibility in light of the Trump administration's attack on public history and history education. 🗃️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eUA...
I thought this conversation between Ross Douthat, Helen Andrews and Leah Libresco about the infiltration of feminism into American life and specifically academia was truly bizarre. It's a reminder of what happens when theory is allowed to obscure facts on the ground. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
Opinion | Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace?
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November 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I thought this conversation between Ross Douthat, Helen Andrews and Leah Libresco about the infiltration of feminism into American life and specifically academia was truly bizarre. It's a reminder of what happens when theory is allowed to obscure facts on the ground. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
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The Trump Administration's War on African-American History is a Lost Cause 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
The Trump Administration's War on African-American History is a Lost Cause
Today I learned that the American Battle Monuments Commission has removed two memorial panels honoring Black World War II soldiers from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The Trump Administration's War on African-American History is a Lost Cause 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
The Trump Administration's War on African-American History is a Lost Cause 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
The Trump Administration's War on African-American History is a Lost Cause
Today I learned that the American Battle Monuments Commission has removed two memorial panels honoring Black World War II soldiers from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg.
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The Trump Administration's War on African-American History is a Lost Cause 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
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'It was an institution' | Historic Tubman African American Museum building demolished in downtown Macon after 40 years www.11alive.com/article/news...
'It was an institution' | Historic Tubman Museum building demolished in downtown Macon after 40 years
The 8,500-square-foot facility served as a cultural landmark from 1985 to 2015
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November 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
'It was an institution' | Historic Tubman African American Museum building demolished in downtown Macon after 40 years www.11alive.com/article/news...
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March 10 is the release date of the book that took me 16 years to research and write. Here's the PRE-ORDER page: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
November 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
March 10 is the release date of the book that took me 16 years to research and write. Here's the PRE-ORDER page: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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The Politics of Family/History. I've been so grateful for opportunities to talk abt the history of genealogy in early America & its implications. Tuesday lovely colleagues @brownhist.bsky.social are hosting my conversation w the great Leslie Harris. Join us! events.brown.edu/history/even...
The Politics of Family History: Karin Wulf in Conversation With Leslie Harris (Northwestern University)
Join the Department of History for a conversation with Karin Wulf and Leslie M. Harris (Northwestern University) on Wulf’s latest publication, Li...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The Politics of Family/History. I've been so grateful for opportunities to talk abt the history of genealogy in early America & its implications. Tuesday lovely colleagues @brownhist.bsky.social are hosting my conversation w the great Leslie Harris. Join us! events.brown.edu/history/even...
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
And here I thought the 250th was supposed to be about the American people. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
A Two-Headed Coin That Always Comes Up ‘Trump’
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November 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
And here I thought the 250th was supposed to be about the American people. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
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A dedication ceremony took place at the Old Burying Ground in the Village of Clinton, NY, honoring the founders of the Village and Native Americans and African Americans buried there. www.wktv.com/news/history...
Echoes of the Past: Village of Clinton Dedicates Markers at the Old Burying Ground
A dedication ceremony took place at the Old Burying Ground in the Village of Clinton, honoring the founders of the Village and Native Americans and African Americans buried there.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
A dedication ceremony took place at the Old Burying Ground in the Village of Clinton, NY, honoring the founders of the Village and Native Americans and African Americans buried there. www.wktv.com/news/history...
I am sorry to hear that the African American Civil War Museum in DC has, once again, been forced to postpone the grand opening for its new site. #publichistory afroamcivilwar.org/grand-openin...
Grand Opening Postponed – African American Civil War Memorial Museum
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November 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I am sorry to hear that the African American Civil War Museum in DC has, once again, been forced to postpone the grand opening for its new site. #publichistory afroamcivilwar.org/grand-openin...
Congratulations to the entire staff at The National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta. Can't wait to visit and experience the new exhibits. #publichistory www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/a...
As Trump Recasts History, a Civil Rights Museum Sticks to a Messy Past
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November 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Congratulations to the entire staff at The National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta. Can't wait to visit and experience the new exhibits. #publichistory www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/a...
Some historical background for those of you watching Netflix's new limited series about James Garfield and Charles Guiteau. I am really enjoying it. www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-...
The Real Story Behind Netflix's 'Death by Lightning' and the Shocking Assassination of President James A. Garfield
The new limited series dramatizes the brief tenure of the 20th commander in chief, who was fatally shot by Charles J. Guiteau, a lawyer who believed he'd secured Garfield's election
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November 9, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Some historical background for those of you watching Netflix's new limited series about James Garfield and Charles Guiteau. I am really enjoying it. www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-...
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I wrote my first blog post on this day in 2005. Many of the opportunities that I have enjoyed as a historian and educator can be traced to that decision.
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Reflections on Twenty Years of Blogging Civil War Memory
I’ve been struggling with how to mark two decades of blogging about the history and memory of the Civil War.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I wrote my first blog post on this day in 2005. Many of the opportunities that I have enjoyed as a historian and educator can be traced to that decision.
open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
I wrote my first blog post on this day in 2005. Many of the opportunities that I have enjoyed as a historian and educator can be traced to that decision.
open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
Reflections on Twenty Years of Blogging Civil War Memory
I’ve been struggling with how to mark two decades of blogging about the history and memory of the Civil War.
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I wrote my first blog post on this day in 2005. Many of the opportunities that I have enjoyed as a historian and educator can be traced to that decision.
open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
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It’s a rich and deep field. Mary Beth Norton did this interesting list in 2020: www.wsj.com/articles/fiv...
Five Best: Mary Beth Norton on the American Revolution
The author, most recently, of ‘1774: The Long Year of Revolution,’ recommends works that illuminate the founding era.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
It’s a rich and deep field. Mary Beth Norton did this interesting list in 2020: www.wsj.com/articles/fiv...