The Department of History and Anthropology would like to announce a new blog as part of our Turning Points in History Series. We hosted two lectures in 2012-13 based on our theme--one on Presidents Eisenhower and Truman by Dr. Jon Taylor and a second on the Battle of Antietam by Dr. Jessica Cannon. We plan to host several more events in the coming months, so please check back often for updates.
Over the next two years the department is also participating in the 'Created Equal: America's Civil Rights Struggle' Grant sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Our programming includes video performances of The Abolitionists, Slavery by Another Name, The Loving Story, and Freedom Riders. Following each video we will have a panel of scholars to discuss historical themes with the audience. Two guest speakers, Dr. Keona Ervin, Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri, and Dr. Robert E. Weems, William W. Garvey Distinguished Professor of Business History at Wichita State University, will also offer lectures at UCM as part of the grant programming in April and November of 2014. Dr. Delia Gillis, Professor of History and Director of the Center for Africana Studies at UCM, is directing the grant. Additional information will be posted in the coming weeks, including a schedule and brief summary of each event.
