Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
1-12-2012
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Abstract
In 1963, former president Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke in the cemetery at Gettysburg to help celebrate the centennial of Lincoln's Address. His own speech was somewhat lackluster, largely skirting the issue of the war's legacy in the racially charged aftermath of freedom summer. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Rudy, John M., "I Like Ike's Memorial: Who Owns a Legacy?" (2012). Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public. 158.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/interpretcw/158
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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."