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print this pageAmerican Division: Civil War Legacies on the Mason-Dixon Line
Jesse Kogge
Friday, October 18 - 9:15AM to 9:30AM
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On the cusp of the Mason-Dixon Line, hidden in the shadows of rolling hills and faded monuments, there exists a storied history of deep-seated conflict that dates back over 150 years. At the outset of the American Civil War, Southern Indiana and Northern Kentucky were a hotbed for political violence, largely stemming from the looming presence of Confederate sympathizers, or 'copperheads' as they were colloquially known. Today, this division is still prominent in many ways. Although this region is no longer divided by Yankee Blue and Rebel Gray, the contemporary political divide of red and blue is ever present. In this project, I explore this sense of division through the lens of Civil War reenacting, showing Civil War reenactors, descendants, and historians as a group of Americans directly involved in this shared history, while simultaneously investigating the ways in which individuals ideologies diverge and connect with our present world.
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