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4:00 pm

The George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center presents, Dr. James O. Horton, the Benjamin Banneker Professor Emeritus of American Studies and History at The George Washington University, who will present three lectures on the theme:  SLAVERY AND CIVIL WAR MEMORY

“Race and Slavery: America’s Great Contradiction” Thursday, October 21, 7:00 p.m., 110 Business Building

“The 1850s: America’s Most Critical Decade” Friday, October 22, 7:00 p.m., 110 Business Building

“America’s Memory of Slavery and the Civil War” Saturday, October 23, 4:00 p.m., 110 Business Building

The Brose Lectures, created to support lectures by a senior scholar with expertise in the era of the Civil War, are funded by an endowment created by Steven and Janice Brose.

All lectures are free and open to the public.

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BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Richards Civil War Era Center
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