ILLIAM FAULKNER SAYS, "the past is never past." Whatever came before continues to inform choices and compulsions today. And while some people have a natural tendency to regard the past with rose-colored nostalgia or romance, this idealization comes from a desire to bury unpleasant realities. While Reconstruction is part romance, part fantasy, it's also equal shares history and hopefully approaches the past with honesty rather than revisionism. These galleries contain a little bit of the archaeology underlying this series: sources of inspiration both past and present that serve as representations of the 19th century including both art and artifact.

THIS SECTION IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

Artifacts

Books

Film

Further Research

19th Century
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