Civil War Panel at SMSU Nov. 10

Published Thursday, October 29, 2015

The final event in the SMSU-sponsored Civil War Remembrance Series will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10 in Charter Hall 217 on campus.

The panel participants and topics include:

Professor of History Dr. Jeff Kolnick — Black Lives Matter: The Enduring Legacy of Reconstruction
Professor of History Dr. Joan Gittens — “The Negro’s Hour”: The 14th and 15th Amendments and the Struggle Over Votes for Women
Emeritus Professor of History Dr. Lloyd Petersen — History of the Civil War Through Music.

The event is part of a series commemorating the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War. It is free and open to the public, and is sponsored by the SMSU History Club.

For more information, contact Kolnick at: Jeff.Kolnick@smsu.edu; 507-537-6224.