They are dead and yet they live : Civil War memories in a polarized America / edited by John M. Kinder and Jennifer M. Murray.
| Other author | Kinder, John M. (John Matthew), 1975- editor. |
| Other author | Murray, Jennifer M., editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2026] |
| Description | xi, 296 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in war, society, and the military Studies in war, society, and the military. ^A395169 |
| Contents | Introduction: The Governor and the Palmetto Patriots / John M. Kinder and Jennifer M. Murray -- Lost Causes. To Understand Where You Are Going, Remember Where You Have Been: Reconstruction's Reverberations in Twenty-First-Century America / Brooks D. Simpson ; The Republican Party, the Lost Cause, and the Transformation of American Politics / Tim Galsworthy ; Civil War Memory and Racist Politics / Adam H. Domby -- Reclamation Projects. Politics of Civil War Memory in America's Military: The Battle to Rename Nine U.S. Army Bases / Jennifer M. Murray ; Freedom on the Fringes: The Civil War and Civil Rights at Camp Nelson / Steven T. Phan ; Ghosts of Atchison: The Lynching of George Johnson / Joshua Wolf -- Consuming Memory. Confederates in the Record Cabinet: Civil War Memory and the Historical Turn in Modern Country Music / Joseph Thompson ; Love Is a Battlefield: Civil War Memory in Modern Romance Novels / Sarah Handley-Cousins ; Dixie Chic: Hoodies and Embodying Confederate Exceptionalism / Nicole Maurantonio -- Civil War Memory in the Age of Black Lives Matter. "This Battle Was Fought Because Black Lives Matter": How Black Lives Are (or Aren't) Remembered at Gettysburg / Scott Hancock ; The Black Confederate Myth and Civil War Memory in the Trump Era / Kevin M. Levin -- The Next Civil War. The Confederate Battle Flag's Symbolic Shorthand: Appropriation, Dissemination, and Proliferation by U.S.-Based White Supremacists in Twenty-First-Century America / Brett A. Barnett ; Dylann Roof's Civil Wars / John M. Kinder -- Epilogue: "Wow, That Was a Big Mistake" / Jennifer M. Murray and John M. Kinder -- Timeline of Key Events from the Civil War Centennial to 2024. |
| Abstract | "Integrating the voices of historians and scholars of contemporary America, this collection explores the use (and abuse) of Civil War memory in the modern era, from the Civil War Centennial to the present day"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract | "The death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers in 2020 reignited a passionate nationwide debate over Confederate memorials and flags as symbols of white supremacy in our public landscape. Controversies about Confederate monuments, however, have overshadowed more consequential battles over Civil War memory taking place in American politics, popular culture, and civil society today. Integrating the voices of Civil War historians, public historians, and scholars of contemporary America, They Are Dead and Yet They Live explores the use (and abuse) of Civil War memory in the modern era, from the Civil War Centennial and the civil rights era through the political turmoil of the present day. Moving the conversation of Civil War memory beyond Confederate monuments to crucial debates about the Civil War's usefulness as a frame for understanding America's recent struggles, these essays show how Civil War memory is as politically urgent and socially relevant today as it was a half century ago. "-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2025016639 |
| ISBN | 9781496245649 |
| ISBN | 9781496235824 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1496235827 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1496245644 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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