Edward Carson

Edward Carson currently serves as Chair of the History Department at the Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tenn. A twentieth-century historian of American Race and Religion, his books, articles, and lectures examine their intersection.

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Politics

Remembering the forgotten Oliver Law this Black History Month
February 13, 2026 By Edward Carson
First Black man in U.S. history to command a mostly white unit, Law committed his life to confronting racism, capitalism, and fascism as lived realities demanding action.
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Edward Carson

LATEST ARTICLES BY Edward Carson

Remembering the forgotten Oliver Law this Black History Month