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Civil War Free Panel & Lecture Events: Dr. Jeremi Suri – Civil War by Other Means: America’s Long and Unfinished Fight for Democracy
October 9 @ 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Francie & Finch Bookshop will be selling copies of author Dr. Jeremi Suri’s book Civil War by Other Means: America’s Long and Unfinished Fight for Democracy during and after the 12:00pm and the 7:00pm events.
Find information about the lectures below:
A HOUSE DIVIDED, POLITICS TODAY AND AMERICAN HISTORY
A PANEL DISCUSSION REFLECTING ON THE LEGACY OF THE CIVIL WAR AND TODAY’S DIVIDE IN THE UNITED STATES.
OCTOBER 9, 2024, 12 PM
Lied Commons at Lied Center For Performing Arts
FREE ADMISSION (No tickets required)
This diverse panel featuring University of Nebraska experts joined by Nebraska leaders and celebrated author Jeremi Suri, PhD will be facilitated by Dr. Will Thomas, Angle Chair in the Humanities and Professor of History at the University of Nebraska.
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AMERICA’S CIVIL WAR: THEN AND NOW
LECTURE BY JEREMI SURI, PhD, RENOWNED HISTORIAN AND CELEBRATED AUTHOR
OCTOBER 9, 2024, 7 PM
Ethel S. Abott Auditorium at Sheldon Museum of Art, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
FREE ADMISSION, Ticket reservation required
This free lecture by Jeremi Suri, PhD, from University of Texas-Austin, will provide a thought-provoking presentation related to A House Divided and the legacy of the Civil War. This event is presented in partnership with the Sheldon Museum of Art and is connected to the world-premiere production of the play A House Divided. Dr. Jeremi Suri is the author and editor of eleven books on contemporary politics and foreign policy, most recently Civil War By Other Means: America’s Long and Unfinished Fight or Democracy. He also hosts the weekly This is Democracy podcast, which illuminates ways in which the past offers hope for the present and the future, if only we can escape the negativity of our current moment. Dr. Suri will share insights from his scholarship on the Civil War, including historical divisions in the U.S., and connections to current affairs.