Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Tweeting the Civil War

This is pretty cool if you're on Twitter (and who isn't, these days?); The Washington Post is tweeting the events leading up to the secession of South Carolina:

The Washington Post is tweeting the events leading to the secession of South Carolina 150 years ago, in the words of the people who lived it -- from journals, letters, official records and newspapers of the day, particularly The Washington Evening Star. Follow us.

There are four "accounts":  Abraham Lincoln, Governor Pickens, Letters, and Press Reports that you follow.  Pretty cool.
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2 comments:

  1. CharleneJanuary 12, 2011 at 6:55 AM

    I signed right up. Thank you for posting this.

    I've been getting a Tweet from the journals of John Adams. They come out on the day date but 200 years earlier and are quite interesting. Here's the link: http://twitter.com/JQAdams_MHS

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  2. pittypatpages.blogspot.comJanuary 12, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    What a great idea! History comes alive for this generation in a way they can access it! I love it. Thanks for sharing!

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