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The Map Group
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A student-led group project from HIST 246. April 13th, 2011 by Courtney Svatek. This past week has brought about a lot of thought and work concerning the Map project. Much of it has already been written on previous blog posts, but this progress report will summarize my work:. I read through the entire Google Doc of transcriptions made for the first library project, looking for all the specific locations in Houston relevant to Dowling’s memory that I could find. The result was this post. 1) Ross and I dec...
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August « 2011 « The American Civil War Era
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The American Civil War Era. The primary course blog for HIST 246, Spring 2011. Archive for August, 2011. Wednesday, August 17th, 2011. This website is the blog for the Spring 2011 version of HIST 246. If you are looking for the Fall 2011 course, please go here. You can also see the final exhibit produced by students in the Spring 2011 and Fall 2011 versions of this course: Dick Dowling and Sabine Pass in History and Memory. Comments Off on Wait! Of the syllabus (PDF). On Some final announcements.
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The Podcast Group
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A student-led group project from HIST 246. April 4th, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel. It looks like you all have done some great initial investigation about the options in front of you. I wanted to chime in with just a couple of suggestions:. First, several of you have mentioned coordinating with the Map Group. Walking Tour Podcast Locations. April 1st, 2011 by Elizabeth Shulman. 8211; There is the potential for two podcasts for this site. The first is a detailed history of the Battle of Sabine Pass and Dowl...
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April « 2011 « The Podcast Group
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A student-led group project from HIST 246. Archive for April, 2011. Laquo; Older Entries. Wednesday, April 20th, 2011. Small Window For Appropriate Confederate Celebration. Tuesday, April 19th, 2011. I am in the processing of editing the introductory script to better represent the slavery context of the battle of Sabine Pass (including information about the slaves who built the fort, the concentration of blacks along E. Texas, and the significance of the battle for slaves). I am researching information a...
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February « 2011 « The Movie Group
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A student-led group project from HIST 246. Archive for February, 2011. Laquo; Older Entries. Thursday, February 24th, 2011. From the first list, I ended up looking up the article Texas Will Dedicate Marker To Honor Sabine Pass Victory from the. 8 May 1966, on section 1 page 1, section 1 page 2, section 1 page 4, section 2 page 2, section 2 pages 6 and 8, and section 1 page 8). Dr McDaniel’s post, Emancipation Park. These two streets form a border of the important park Emancipation Park which was purchase...
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January « 2011 « The Movie Group
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A student-led group project from HIST 246. Archive for January, 2011. 8220;I love my country but I love my family better”. Thursday, January 27th, 2011. It is clear that the confederate troops’ views and motivations changed throughout the war and it was facilitated by changes in their Government’s actions. Regardless of how meager the situation seemed, they maintained the unifying principle of protecting self-interest, family and the institution of slavery. Thursday, January 27th, 2011. In the case of no...
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January « 2011 « The Map Group
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A student-led group project from HIST 246. Archive for January, 2011. Thursday, January 27th, 2011. In class, we’ve brought up the questions of why non-slaveholders in the South would fight for slavery and why Northern soldiers would fight for emancipation even if they had no particular desire for abolition or racial equality. Chandra Manning’s book What This Cruel War Was Over. Provides ample evidence and arguments about these exact questions. Chandra Manning’s “What This Cruel War Was Over”. For the me...
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Uncategorized « The Map Group
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A student-led group project from HIST 246. Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ Category. Laquo; Older Entries. Wednesday, April 27th, 2011. Here is the link to the new Google Doc for us to consolidate all the Map Point Descriptions. Https:/ docs.google.com/document/d/1Q7abe4rv7zOu5sN9bTMG2SIrtKZ42kR1-8zgb2ipmpU/edit? Thursday, April 21st, 2011. It is a common theme that Southerners are remembering the war for the right reasons, not the bad. Why should we stand in the way of this? Wednesday, April 20th, 2011.
