Virginia Sesquicentennial Commemoration of the American Civil War

"America on the Eve of the Civil War"
Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Robins Center, University of Richmond
Campus Drive, Richmond, Virginia 23173

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