2006 Schedule
All events will be held at Barnard Observatory on the campus at the
University of Mississippi. A complete schedule of events, including event
locations, will be e-mailed to registrants before the conference. Please
note that this is a preliminary schedule, and minor changes may be
necessary.
| FRIDAY, 19 MAY |
| 8:30–10 a.m. |
Before the War: The Struggle against Slavery
The Branham Affair
Deborah Freeland, University of Mississippi
A Second Haitian Revolution: John Brown, Toussaint Louverture, and the Making of the American Civil War
Matt Clavin, University of West Florida
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| 10:30 a.m.–Noon | “To Apply the Remedy:” The Debate over Black Enlistment
Governor John A. Andrew: The Homely Hero behind the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts
John M. Hutchins
General Lee and the Enlistment of Black Soldiers
Leonne M. Hudson, Kent State
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| Lunch on your own |
| 2–3:30 p.m. |
“Earning Their Right:” Motivations to Fight
“That We May Restore Peace to the Union Again,” and Other Reasons Why Black
Ohioans Fought in the Civil War
Kelly D. Selby, Cuyahoga Community College
“If You Give Us Guns We Will Fight:” Black Southerners and the Confederacy
Jeffery S. Prushankin, Penn State-Abington College
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| Dinner on your own |
| 6 p.m. |
Film and Discussion
Glory
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| SATURDAY, 20 MAY |
| 8:30–10 a.m. |
Campus Tour |
| 10:30–11:30 a.m. | Keynote Address
Don Shaffer |
| Lunch on your own |
| 2–3:30 p.m. | “Something Stirring to Record:” The Black Military Experience
The Fort Jackson Mutiny
Sharon Heist, B.A., Smith College
Department of the Gulf and the History of the Corps D’Afrique
Bennie J. McRae, Jr.
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| 4–5:30 p.m. |
“A Brief Moment in the Sun:” Post-war Victories and Struggles
Slavery’s Long Grasp: The Problem of Pensions for Dependents of USCT Veterans
David H. Slay, Texas Christian University
African American Soldiers of the Civil War in America’s National Cemeteries
D. Darlene Richardson, National Cemetery Administration
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| 6:30–9 p.m. |
Reception and Book Signing |
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| SUNDAY, 21 MAY |
| 8 a.m. | Guided Tour of Corinth and Shiloh
*Optional excursion. Additional registration fee required. |
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