The Promise of Emancipation? African-Americans & the Fate of Freedom May 14, 2008

The Civil War that destroyed chattel slavery left the political and economic fate of African-Americans unresolved. What precisely did "freedom" mean? Dr. Arnesen explores the struggles over the meanings of freedom in the war's aftermath, struggles that engaged the nation's energies and established the extent--and limits--of democracy for decades to come. Dr. Arnesen is Chairman of the Department of History at the University of Illinois and specializes in issues of race, labor, politics and Civil Rights. Please register.

Location: Community Rooms

Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a Division of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).

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