What Caused the Civil War? Wednesday, June 23, 10-11:30 a.m.
Seminar Leader: Edward Ayers, President, the University of Richmond, Trustee, the National Humanities Center
Did slavery cause the Civil War? Or was it a conflict over states’ rights? Or was it the inevitable clash between an industrial society and an agrarian society? Or was it a struggle between two imperialistic powers over territorial expansion? Or was it really about slavery after all? Find out how recent scholarship answers these questions.
Religious Roots of the American Abolition Movement Tuesday, June 29, 10:00-11:30 a.m.
Seminar Leader: Laurie Maffly-Kipp: Associate Professor of Religion, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, National Humanities Center Fellow
Moral issues were center stage in American politics. Evangelical Christians formed an influential power bloc and voted according to their religious beliefs. They expected elected officials to do the same. Their opponents feared for secular democracy and insisted on the separation of church and state. Yesterday? No, 1850. The issue was slavery. More than such enlightened beliefs as “All men are created equal,” religious fervor fueled the abolition movement. Join us to learn how and why.
What Did Reconstruction Achieve? Thursday, July 1, 10-11:30 a.m.
Seminar Leader: Fitzhugh Brundage, William B. Umstead Professor of History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, National Humanities Center Fellow
Reconstruction remains one of the most disputed periods in American history. How did it re-create the nation that collapsed in 1861? Did it solidify the North’s victory or permit the South to escape defeat? Did it resolve the issues that caused the War or merely postpone a final reckoning?
Seminars are at about half capacity, so space is becoming limited, but all your help is most appreciated.
Best regards,
Caryn
Seminar Leader: Laurie Maffly-Kipp: Associate Professor of Religion, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, National Humanities Center Fellow
Moral issues were center stage in American politics. Evangelical Christians formed an influential power bloc and voted according to their religious beliefs. They expected elected officials to do the same. Their opponents feared for secular democracy and insisted on the separation of church and state. Yesterday? No, 1850. The issue was slavery. More than such enlightened beliefs as “All men are created equal,” religious fervor fueled the abolition movement. Join us to learn how and why.
Seminar Leader: Fitzhugh Brundage, William B. Umstead Professor of History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, National Humanities Center Fellow
Reconstruction remains one of the most disputed periods in American history. How did it re-create the nation that collapsed in 1861? Did it solidify the North’s victory or permit the South to escape defeat? Did it resolve the issues that caused the War or merely postpone a final reckoning?
Seminars are at about half capacity, so space is becoming limited, but all your help is most appreciated.
Best regards,
Caryn
Caryn Koplik
Editor, TeacherServe®
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National Humanities Center
7 Alexander Dr.
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ckoplik@nationalhumanitiescenter.org
Editor, TeacherServe®
and Marketing Coordinator,
Education Programs
National Humanities Center
7 Alexander Dr.
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
919-406-0111
ckoplik@nationalhumanitiescenter.org
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