Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/23/2013
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Event Details

In recognition of Black History Month, Dr. Matthew Warshauer, CCSU professor of history and co-chair of the Connecticut Civil War Commission, will give a presentation on the history of the Emancipation Proclamations. In addition to covering the course of action President Abraham Lincoln took leading up to the issuing of the final Emancipation Proclamation on New Year’s Day, 1863, Dr. Warshauer will also shed light on the topic from a Connecticut historical perspective.

This free event, co-sponsored by the Bristol Historical Society and the Bristol Public Library, requires no registration.