“The Hold of the Civil War on the American Imagination, Past and Present”
7 p.m. Thursday, October 18
Washington State University Vancouver
14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave. Vancouver, WA 98686
Dengerink Administration building, room 110
Free and open to the public; free parking
The Castles Endowment Lecture presents David Blight, award-winning author and historian, Yale University, for a conversation between eras. Explore how Americans remember the trauma and repercussions of the Civil War in its immediate aftermath, in the turbulent Civil Rights era and today. The evening will include a lecture, reception and book signing. Parking is free for this event after 6:30 pm.
For more information
http://events.vancouver.wsu.edu/event/hold-civil-war-american-imagination-past-and-present
Sponsored by the James B. Castles Endowment provided by the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, the WSU Vancouver History Department, the Washington State Historical Society, and the Washougal School District – WSU Vancouver Teaching American History Project.
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