About

'A People's Contest' provides regular information about the state of scholarship and debate on the American Civil War era, both online, in the professional academy, and at public historical sites. The blog also spotlights events in the celebrations of the Civil War Sesquicentennial and showcases powerful online resources for Civil War researchers.

In coming months, we will be developing a variety of other tools and features: including interviews and podcasts with leading Civil War-era historians, updates and insights from the Richards Center's graduate researchers and undergraduate interns, and tools for organizing conference panels and discussion forums electronically.