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Maine Historical Society and Maine Humanities Council are pleased to invite you to a public symposium marking the mid-point of the Civil War sesquicentennial at USM's Hannaford Hall on Saturday, April 27, 2013. (Continued below) 

Join us for a full day of national and state-based speakers on the beginnings of the Civil War; its causes, constituencies, politics, and personalities; cultural aspects of the era; and why the 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, onliteratureof the Civil War era
• Gretchen Long, Associate Professor of History and Chair of Africana Studies Program, Williams College, on Civil War-eramedical 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 thetheaterduring the Civil War

And enjoy a special field music presentation from the 3rd Maine Infantry Fife and Drum Corps!

Advance registration required. Cost: $35 general public; $20 students. Don't miss this statewide commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Register today.