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Follow on Google News | Registration Closes May 10 for Sesquicentennial Symposium May 20 Examining the Civil War and MemoryIn observance of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, an examination of perceptions of what happened will be presented at the conference “Contested Past: Memories and Legacies of the Civil War” May 20 in Raleigh ; registration is due May 10.
"Race and Reunion: Has Civil War Memory United or Divided America?" is the keynote address to be presented by noted Yale University historian David Blight. Other topics include “More Memorials to their Dead than any Kingdom or Commonwealth”: “People will come away with a new understanding of forces that shaped today’s political and cultural landscape,” says Cultural Resources Deputy Secretary Jeffrey Crow. “This program comes on the 150th anniversary of North Carolina’s secession from the Union.” Altogether the daylong conference will present 10 concurrent sessions with a boxed lunch and will be followed by a closing reception. Each presentation will be followed by a response. Historians from universities in and out of state, the State Archives and State Historic Sites are among presenters. Registration is $25, which includes morning refreshments, boxed lunch and the closing reception. Mail a check payable to the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association (NCLHA) to Parker Backstrom, 4610 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-4610. The pre-registration deadline is May 10. For additional information on the symposium, one of three scheduled during the sesquicentennial commemoration, call Michael Hill at (919) 807-7290. The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources is the state agency with the mission to enrich lives and communities, and the vision to harness the state’s cultural resources to build North Carolina’s social, cultural and economic future. Information on Cultural Resources is available 24/7 at www.ncculture.com. # # # The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources is the state agency with the mission to enrich lives and communities, and the vision to harness the state’s cultural resources to build North Carolina’s social, cultural and economic future. www.ncculture.com End
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