Topic #9 The Civil War

Gettysburg
This week we take a look at Gettysburg with Talking History's Jim Madison, who discusses its changing role in public memory with Jim Weeks, author of Gettysburg: Memory, Market and an American Shrine. Airdate: November 24, 2003.

Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural
On March 4, 1865, Abraham Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address. It was short, and to the point--a mere 703 words. In it, he uttered one of his most memorable phrases, when he called on Americans to proceed from the Civil War "with malice toward none, with charity for all." Ronald White, author of Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural, discusses the speech and its impact with Talking History's Fred Nielsen. Airdate: August 29, 2005.

Confederate Emancipation
It may surprise some listeners to learn that a proposal adopted in March 1865 by the Confederacy stated: “Every slave in the South who shall remain true to the Confederacy in this war, and take up arms it is defense will be freed.” Our guest this week, Bruce Levine, author of Confederate Emancipation: Southern Plans to Free and Arm Slaves during the Civil War, shares his findings on this proposal with host, Bryan Le Beau. Levine is a professor of history at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Airdate: June 19, 2006.