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Stevenson Ridge on C-SPAN

Chris C-SPAN 2015For those who’ve been following C-SPAN’s coverage of the Second Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, the latest two installments are up:

Phill Greenwalt talked about the formation of the Lost Cause interpretation of the war.

Emmanuel Dabney discussed the mixed legacy of the Freedmen’s Bureau.

Previous installments from last August’s events are also available:

Chris Kolakowski discussed the fall of Richmond and the surrender at Appomattox—and the ongoing legacy of both.

Keynote speaker Dana Shoaf …

 

Stevenson Ridge on C-SPAN

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In case you missed this year’s Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, you can catch up on some of the speakers courtesy of C-SPAN. The public-access cable network taped many of the programs and has been airing them during its Saturday evening Civil War time slot.

Stevenson Ridge’s own historian-in-residence, Chris Mackowski, served as the emcee. He appears in each segment to offer introductions of the speakers.

So far, C-SPAN has aired three programs.

Keynote speaker Dana …