Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
2-9-2012
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Abstract
Have you seen the letter making the rounds on the internet? It's been tough not to see the letter in the past week or so. And it certainly is powerful and meaningful. Jordan Anderson has struck a chord with modern audiences nearly 150 years after he dictated a snide and sarcastic letter to his former master. Reading over the former slave's word, it feels like he tailored his tone for the tongue-in-cheek, breezy style of the virtual world. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Rudy, John M., "A Letter of Man: "And what is 'truth'?"" (2012). Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public. 154.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/interpretcw/154
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Comments
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public is written by alum and adjunct professor, John Rudy. Each post is his own opinions, musings, discussions, and questions about the Civil War era, public history, historical interpretation, and the future of history. In his own words, it is "a blog talking about how we talk about a war where over 600,000 died, 4 million were freed and a nation forever changed. Meditating on interpretation, both theory and practice, at no charge to you."