Collective memory
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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on the representations of history that are shared within a society and used to form a group or national identity, as well as the means used to create them.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Old Berrien Newsletter, Volume 6, Number 4 (Winter 2024): “Honoring the Confederate Veteran”, Fall 2024
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Collection number: ca-012-002-015
Scope and Contents
This issue provides historical context for the honoring of Confederate soldiers from Berrien County, Georgia. It opens with a discussion of the author’s concerns about recent acts of vandalism toward monuments and outlines the intended purpose of these memorials as commemorations of military service rather than symbols of enslavement. Drawing on census and tax records, the newsletter notes that most Berrien County residents in 1860 did not own enslaved people, though slavery was a central...
Dates:
Fall 2024