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Civil War Symposium: "Civil War to Civil Rights"
March 25-26, 2011
| Location: | Georgia, United States |
| Conference Date: | 2011-03-25 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2011-01-18 |
| Announcement ID: |
182219 |
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The Center for the Study of the Civil War Era in partnership with Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park - National Park Service will host the Eighth Annual Symposium on New Interpretations of the Civil War. Presenting scholars include: Thomas Costa of University of Virginia-Wise, O. Vernon Burton of University of Illinois, Emory M. Thomas Regents Professor Emeritus of History, University of Georgia, Robert A. Pratt of University of Georgia, and Judy Richardson - Filmmaker and Series Associate Producer of PBS' Eyes on the Prize.
Opening Reception will feature world Renown Georgia Spiritual Ensemble at Old Zion Baptist Church in Historic Marietta, Georgia
The presentations will cover an array of topics including the geography of slavery, President Abraham Lincoln's evolution on slavery, the formation of the Confederacy, Jim Crow and segregation, and the Civil Rights movement.
This Event is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
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Hermina Glass-Avery
Associate Director
Center for the Study of the Civil War Era
Kennesaw State University
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
1000 Chastain Rd, MD 2201
Kennesaw, Georgia 30144
Phone: 678-797-2551
Fax: 770-796-7616
Email: hglassav@kennesaw.edu
Visit the website at http://www.kennesaw.edu/civilwarera/
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