The deadline is Friday to register for an August seminar in Little Rock about Reconstruction in Arkansas after the Civil War.
A Confused and Confusing Affair: Arkansas and Reconstruction will be 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 5 at the Old State House Museum, 300 W. Markham. The registration fee of $15 includes a boxed lunch.
Scheduled speakers and their topics include Carl Moneyhon, an overview of Reconstruction in the United States; Jay Barth, the political climate in Reconstruction Arkansas; Ken Barnes, political violence in Reconstruction Arkansas; Col. Damon Cluck, military operations and militia in Reconstruction Arkansas; Blake Wintory, black legislators in Reconstruction Arkansas; Tom DeBlack, the Brooks-Baxter War; and Rodney Waymon Harris, the rise of the Redeemers and post-Reconstruction politics.
The Old State House Museum is an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage. More information on it and the seminar is available online at oldstatehouse.com.
Metro on 07/22/2017