by Jeff Nichols | Nov 13, 2024 | Lectures
On October 3, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation establishing the last Thursday of November as: “a Day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens.” He continued: “In the midst of a civil war of unequaled...
by Jeff Nichols | Nov 13, 2024 | Lectures
On November 20 at 7pm, University of Virginia associate professor of history, Dr. Justene Hill Edwards, will share the full and tragic story of the Freedman’s Bank as she talks about her new book Savings & Loan: The Rise and Fall of the Freedman’s Bank. You can...
by Jeff Nichols | Oct 9, 2024 | Civil Conversations
Our next Civil Conversation will take place on Thursday, October 17th at 7pm via Zoom and features the latest work by Dr. Court Carney, professor of history at Stephen F. Austin State University. Court Carney’s “Reckoning with the Devil” According to...
