JCWE: Historians of Crisis in a Moment of Crisis

The Journal of the Civil War Era 16:1 (March 2026) is a special issue of interest to legal historians, assembled by its editors, Kate Masur, Northwestern University , and Gregory Downs, University of California, Davis.  In addition to a review essay and book reviews, it includes the following:

What Is To Be Done? Historians of Crisis in a Moment of Crisis Gregory P. Downs, Kate Masur

Burrowed in the Bloodline: The Stories That Sustain Me Ryan W. Booth

The Specter of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 Today Justene Hill Edwards

Parodic Exaggeration, Transparent Lying, and Conspiracy Thinking in US History Elaine S. Frantz

A-Mouldering in Our Graves? John W. Hall

Survival with Sanity: Sarah Cook, Black Optimistic Realist Scott Hancock

Lessons From My Grandfather's FBI File Martha S. Jones

Slouching Towards Arlington House W. Caleb Mcdaniel

The Current Situation of 2025: Thoughts on Media, the Public Sphere, and Education Scott Reynolds Nelson

Storytelling, Digital Archives, and Black Women's Reproductive History in Real Time Tamika Y. Nunley

A Guide to Surviving Interesting Times: Lessons from an Unpredictable Past Erika Pani

We the People State of Mississippi": Letter Writing, Archiving, and Democracy from Reconstruction to Today Lindsey R. Peterson

In 2025, an Echo of the 1800s: The Fight for Black Citizenship in the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations Alaina E. Roberts

Habits of Mind: How History Teaches Humility Aaron Sheehan-Dean

Empathy, Humility, and Good Faith: Studying History in Times of Crisis Margaret M. Storey

Meeting the Moment at Elizabeth City State University Melissa N. Stuckey

The Freedman's Memorial Robert K. Sutton

Exceptional Times Michael Vorenberg

The Civil War's Unfinished Business Fay A. Yarbrough

--Dan Ernst