Compelling Questions: Why are Confederate monuments being removed?
Why are Confederate monuments being removed in cities and towns across the country? In this presentation we will explore the long and divisive history of these monuments, why they became pervasive on the Southern landscape by the early twentieth century and why they remain contentious today.
Kevin Levin is an educator and historian based in Boston, Massachusetts. Over the past twenty years he has taught a wide range of courses in American History at both the high school and college levels. His research is focused primarily on the Civil War era with a concentration in Civil War memory. He is the author and editor of three books, including most recently, Searching For Black Confederates: The Civil War’s Most Persistent Myth (2019), Remembering The Battle of the Crater: War as Murder (2012) and Interpreting the Civil War at Museums and Historic Sites (2017). He also has op-eds in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Smithsonian Magazine, The Daily Beast, Civil War Times, and The Civil War Monitor.
This program is funded by the Marjorie Scoboria Lecture Fund.
- Date:
- Friday, February 11, 2022 Show more dates
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm
- Location:
- Online - Zoom #1
- Categories:
- Adult > Lecture Adult > Social Justice
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