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Civil War museums in the South seek modern balance
Louisiana’s Confederate Museum seeks a broader, more inclusive view with new displays on the Union era, women and African Americans, and digital exhibits while facing funding limits, aging facilities, and lingering charges of racism. The site near Ogden Museum and World War II Museum plans affiliation with the Smithsonian and broader interpretation as visit trends shift.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Jefferson Davis
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Little Museum
North
South
John Coski
Museum of the Confederacy
Richmond
Confederate Memorial Hall
Battle Abbey of the South
Patricia
Ricci
Smithsonian Institution
Rose Adams
Dallas
Ken Burns
PBS
Burns
Charleston
National Park Service
Robert Smalls
Congress
South Carolina
Waite Rawls