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"America
on the Eve of the Civil War"
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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of Richmond
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| Welcome |
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| Session
#1: "Taking Stock
of the Nation in 1859" |
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| Session
#2: "The Future
of Virginia and the South" |
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| Morning
Q&A (Sessions 1 & 2) |
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| Session
#3: "Making Sense
of John Brown's Raid" |
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| Session
#4: "Predictions
for the Election of 1860" |
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| Afternoon
Q&A / Closing (Sessions 3 &
4) |
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| Grant
Recipients |
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| 8:45-9:00 |
Welcome
and Greetings
Dr. Edward L. Ayers,
President, University of Richmond
Conference Chairman
The
Honorable William J. Howell,
Speaker of the House of Delegates;
Chairman, Virginia Sesquicentennial
of the American Civil War Commission
The
Honorable Timothy M. Kaine,
Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia |
| 9:00-10:00 |
Session
#1: "Taking Stock of the
Nation in 1859"
Edward L. Ayers,
Moderator
Christy S. Coleman,
American Civil War Center
Gary W. Gallagher,
University of Virginia
Walter Johnson, Harvard
University
Joan Waugh, University
of California Los Angeles |
| 10:00-10:15 |
Break |
| 10:15-11:15 |
Session
#2: "The Future of Virginia
and the South"
Charles B. Dew,
Williams College
Robert C. Kenzer,
University of Richmond
Gregg D. Kimball,
Library of Virginia
Lauranett L. Lee,
Virginia Historical Society |
| 11:15-11:30 |
Break |
| 11:30-Noon |
Discussion
and Q&A from both morning sessions |
| Noon-1:15
p.m. |
LUNCH;
Book Signing Session |
| 1:20
p.m. |
Announcement
of Sesquicentennial Tourism Marketing
Grant Program Recipients - The
Honorable William J. Howell |
| 1:30-2:30 |
Session
#3: "Making Sense of John
Brown's Raid"
David W. Blight,
Yale University
David S. Reynolds,
City University of New York
Manisha Sinha, University
of Massachusetts, Amherst
Clarence E. Walker,
University of California Davis |
| 2:30-2:45 |
Break |
| 2:45-3:45 |
Session
#4: "Predictions for the
Election of 1860"
Jean H. Baker,
Goucher College
Daniel W. Crofts,
College of New Jersey
Nelson D. Lankford,
Virginia Historical Society
Elizabeth R. Varon,
Temple University |
| 3:45-4:00 |
Break |
| 4:00-4:30 |
Discussion
and Q&A from both afternoon
sessions |
| 4:30-5:00 |
Concluding
Remarks |
| 5:00-5:30 |
Book
Signing Session |
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