Local & Legendary: Maine in the Civil War Sesquicentennial Symposium
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Maine Historical Society (MHS)
In partnership with Maine Humanities Council, Maine Historical Society is pleased to invite the public to a day-long symposium marking the mid-point of the Civil War sesquicentennial. The Symposium will take place at USM's Hannaford Hall.
National and state-based speakers will address the beginnings of the Civil War; its causes, constituencies, politics, and personalities; cultural aspects of the Civil War era; and the why War still matters to us 150 years later.
Plenary speakers include Manisha Sinha, Professor of Afro-American Studies, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, on Emancipation during the Civil War; and Patrick Rael, Associate Professor of History, Bowdoin College, on Maine in the Civil War.
Breakout sessions include:
- Libby Bischof, Assistant Professor of History, University of Southern Maine, on Civil War photography
- Cedric Gael Bryant, Lee Family Professor of English at Colby College, on literature of the era
- Gretchen Long, Associate Professor of History and Chair of Africana Studies Program, Williams College, on Civil War-era medical practices, with a focus on how African-Americans experienced care
- Richard Sautter, Pennsylvania Humanities Council Commonwealth speaker and Adjunct Instructor of Theatre, Messiah College, on the role of the theater during the Civil War
And enjoy a special field music presentation from the 3rd Maine Infantry Fife and Drum Corps!