Knox County Public Library to host Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of theAmerican Civil War
Date: Feb 1, 2012 - Feb 29, 2012
Ongoing Series: January - February 2012 Knox County Public Library to host Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of theAmerican Civil War Historians have long mulled over the big and small questions surrounding the American Civil War. Scholars and enthusiasts alike look at the 1860s from every angle and still come up with new theories and ideas. As part of a four month sesquicentennial celebration of the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, Knox County Public Library invites the public to join in a free five-part reading and discussion series called “Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War.” The library is one of 65 public libraries nationwide receiving grants to host the book discussion series developed by the American Library Association and the National Endowment for the Humanities. All programs begin at noon and occur in the East Tennessee History Center Auditorium, 601 South Gay Street, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37902: February 22 at 12:00 p.m. Selections from America’s War: Talking about the Civil War and Emancipation on their 150th Anniversaries(2011), by Edward L. Ayers For more information about the series please visit www.knoxlib.org/lincoln or contact Mary Pom Claiborne, 865-215-8767.
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