This weekend, a conference will take place at the historically black Norfolk State University in Virginia. Of interest, the state's governor, Bob McDonnell, will speak at it, just a few months after the big to-do about his declaring April Confederate History Month with no mention of slavery.
There will be quite a creditable list of speakers:
Slavery, Freedom, and the Union Navy-- James McPherson (I would especially like to see this one with my interest in all things naval about the war.)
How, When, Where and Why Emancipation Happened-- David Blight
The Role of the Underground Railroad as a Cause of the Civil War-- Spencer Crew
The Myth of Black Confederates-- Bruce Levine (another one of interest)
The Quest for Black Rights in the Midst of War-- Edna Medford
African American Soldiers and the Struggle for Equality-- Ira Berlin
And, there will be other speakers as well.
The conference is called Race, Slavery and the Civil War: The Tough Stuff of American History and Memory. Definitely one that I would like to attend.
Mighty Interesting Conference. --B-R'er
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