CWBR Statement on National Protests

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Abstract

The recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and many others have called Americans to action in the midst of a national crisis. As historians of the American Civil War and Reconstruction eras, we understand that these tragic events are not isolated, random, or exceptional. They are a part of a broader legacy of racial oppression, economic injustice, and militarized policing that we have failed to confront and resolve as a nation...

DOI

10.31390/cwbr.22.2.02

Recommended Citation

(2020) "CWBR Statement on National Protests," Civil War Book Review: Vol. 22 : Iss. 2 .
DOI: 10.31390/cwbr.22.2.02
Available at: https://repository.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol22/iss2/2