Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
7-14-2011
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Abstract
A few weeks ago, the Hanover Evening Sun ran an article on the Lincoln Cemetery in Gettysburg and the locks which hang on its gates. This is by no means a new item of interest. The locks have girded the gates of the cemetery for three years. Still, the article (no longer on the Evening Sun's website but archived here in a PDF) raises a few interesting questions about the delicate balance between preservation and interpretation. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Rudy, John M., "Locks and Cash: Whose Black History? (Part 2)" (2011). Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public. 192.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/interpretcw/192
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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."