Seldom Heard History of the Civil War era​ Seldom Heard History of the Civil War EraStanton Center, Monterey, California, May 2-4, 2025 A ...

By Vikki Bynum The historical and emotional threads that connected the lives of my grandmother, mother, and myself reach back to my ...

From Professor Priscilla Leder, host of the podcast, Bookmarked: “The personal is political–and vice versa. Tune in 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, ...

By Vikki Bynum Although my new book, Deep Roots, Broken Branches, A History Memoir, centers primarily on my grandmother and me, I chronicle the joys ...

“Mississippi’s Free State of Jones: The Miss-Telling of a Class Insurrection,” will be one of two talks delivered by Professor Victoria Bynum at ...

I’m eager to see how “The Heart of Lincoln” compares with film, “The Birth of a Nation,” a Lost Cause spectacle that romanticized slavery and ...

I received these photos from Deena Collins Aucoin this Memorial Day morning. The first is of Chalmette National Cemetery in New Orleans. The second is ...

By Vikki Bynum This past week, in celebration of the 4th of July, I joined several historians to discuss the importance of the American Revolution and ...

Thanks for sharing this, Vikki. One of many things that struck me when I researched and wrote the blog was the way in which childhood intellectual ...

Historians Jared Frederick, host of Reel History, and Rich Condon analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the movie Free State of Jones. One of ...