Virginia Sesquicentennial Commemoration of the American Civil War
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"America on the Eve of the Civil War"
Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Proposed Conference Schedule

7:30
a.m.

Doors open for registration check-in
Robins Center, University of Richmond
Campus Drive, Richmond, Virginia 23173
   
8:45 Welcome; Opening Remarks
   
9:00 Session #1: "Taking Stock of the Nation in 1859"
   
10:15 Break
   
10:30 Session #2: "The Future of Virginia and the South"
   
Noon Lunch break
   
1:30 Session #3: "Making Sense of John Brown's Raid"
   
2:45 Break
   
3:00 Session #4: "Predictions for the Election of 1860"
   
4:15 Closing Remarks
   
4:30-
5:30
Book Signing
   

 

 

 

 

 

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