Dr. Blight talked about his book Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory, published by Harvard University Press. In his lecture, Mr. Blight explored the relationship between history and memory, and discusses the importance in establishing the difference between the two.
Read MoreHistory professors discussed the origins of the Civil War and a variety of other issues.
Read MoreThe participants engaged both issues of the Civil War itself, as well as the subsequent fascination with the war amongst Americans. This program ends abruptly.
Read MoreMr. Blight was part of a Civil War Symposium hosted by the National Park Service. He spoke about the National Park Service’s role in interpreting and preserving facts about the Civil War.
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Fred Morsell portrayed Frederick Douglass and answered questions from the audience as Douglass might have.
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