Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery moderated by Annette Gordon Reed
Annette Gordon Reed is a 1984 graduate of the Harvard Law School where she is now a professor andalso Carol K. Pforzheimer Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Thursday, January 24, at 7 p.m.
William G. McGowan Theater
Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery
A distinguished panel will explore the powerful history of emancipation, Lincoln and the Civil War. Moderated by Pulitzer prize-winning author, Annette Gordon Reed, panelists include James McPherson, Pulitzer prize-winning historian and professor emeritus at Princeton University; Edward Ayers, Civil War historian and president of the University of Richmond, Eric Foner, author and professor of history, Columbia University; and James Oakes, professor of history, City Un iversity of New York and author of Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865. A book signing will follow the program.