At the end of the Civil War, the Federal army held a Grand Review of its troops in Washington DC to celebrate the nation’s hard fought triumph over the Confederacy. However, the U.S. War Department did not invite black regiments or soldiers to participate, a painful insult to the nearly 200,000 African American patriots whose contributions during the final two years of the conflict had been vital to the Union’s ultimate victory. Instead, it was left to a dedicated group of civilians, mostly women, from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to organize an alternative Grand Review for the nation’s black troops. This Pennsylvania Grand Review took place on the streets of the Pennsylvania state capital on Tuesday, November 14, 1865. Today, a broad coalition of state agencies and non-profit organizations have decided to commemorate that powerful story with a series of activities culminating in November 2010. This website supports those efforts and hopes to supplement their outreach by offering descendants and other willing students of history a dynamic forum for sharing their stories and finding out more about the bravery and sacrifice of a generation of African Americans who were sometimes ignored or slighted by the government they helped save.<\/p>\n
House Divided Project at Dickinson College<\/p>\n
Matthew Pinsker, Co-Director<\/p>\n
PO Box 1773<\/p>\n
Carlisle, PA 17013<\/p>\n
717-245-1521<\/p>\n
hdivided@dickinson.edu or http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu<\/a><\/p>\n With special thanks to Ryan Burke, Morgan Mintz, Shane Harding, John Osborne and Don Sailer<\/p>\n Pennsylvania Tourism Office<\/p>\n PA Department of Community and Economic Development (PA-DCED)<\/p>\n Lenwood Sloan, Director Cultural and Heritage Tourism<\/p>\n For more information:<\/p>\n visitPA.com<\/a> or call (800) VISIT PA<\/p>\n facebook.com\/visitPA \/\/ twitter.com\/visitPA \/\/ flickr.com\/visitPA \/\/ youtube.com\/visitPA<\/p>\n Prof. Michael Barton and his students at Penn State Harrisburg<\/p>\n Library of Congress (photos)<\/p>\n National Archives (photos)<\/p>\n Appalachian Regional Commission<\/p>\n PA Dutch Country Roads<\/p>\n Senator John Heinz History Center<\/p>\n Historical Society of Pennsylvania<\/p>\n Concerned Black Men of PA<\/p>\n Partnership for Sacred Spaces<\/p>\n Institute for Cultural Partnerships<\/p>\n Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission<\/p>\n Pennsylvania Civil War 150 Consortium<\/p>\n Historical Society of Dauphin County<\/p>\n Dauphin County Parks and Recreation<\/p>\n Jump Street Inc.<\/p>\n Harrisburg 150<\/p>\n Indiana University of Pennsylvania\u2019s Center for Northern Appalachian Studies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At the end of the Civil War, the Federal army held a Grand Review of its troops in Washington DC to celebrate the nation’s hard fought triumph over the Confederacy. However, the U.S. War Department did not invite black regiments … Continue reading Sponsor<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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