In this episode of ITPL, we focus on the experiences of African Americans who joined the Union Army during the Civil War and the profound impact they had on the war’s final outcome — and on American society in the decades that followed. There’s a lot more to this story than what you may have seen in the award-winning film, “Glory” (1989). So here’s the lineup:
1. First, I provide a brief backgrounder on the basic details regarding African Americans and their service in the Union Army and Navy.
2. Second, I sit down with historian Douglas Egerton to talk about his new book, Thunder at the Gates: The Black Civil War Regiments That Redeemed America (Basic Books, 2016).
3. Finally, I present a feature on the Ft. Pillow Massacre, perhaps the grimmest incident in the whole Civil War.
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Show notes for this episode
More About Douglas Egerton
His faculty page at LeMoyne College
Further Reading and Links
Douglas Egerton, Thunder at the Gates: The Black Civil War Regiments That Redeemed America (Basic Books, 2016)
Martin H. Blatt, ed., et al, Hope & Glory: Essays on the Legacy of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment (2000)
James Henry Gooding, On the Altar of Freedom: A Black Soldier’s Civil War Letters from the Front
James M. McPherson, The Negro’s Civil War: How American Blacks Felt and Acted During the War for the Union
Episode Credits
Music
Jay Graham, ITPL Intro (courtesy, JayGMusic.com)
Kevin McCleod, “Impact Moderato” (Free Music Archive)
Kevin McLeod, Impact Moderato (Free Music Archive)
Andy Cohen, “Bathed in Fine Dust” (Free Music Archive)
Ketsa, “Escape the Profane” (Free Music Archive)
Jason Shaw, “Acoustic Meditation” (Free Music Archive)
Cuicuitte, “Vivan” and “Sultan Cintre” (Free Music Archive)
Dana Boule, “We All Need to Calm Down” (Free Music Archive)
The Bell, “I Am History” (Free Music Archive)
Hyson, “Signals” (Free Music Archive)
The Bell, “I Am History” (Free Music Archive)
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