Seminars

TEACHING AMERICAN HISTORY

SEMINAR SCHEDULE

July 2005– June 2006

One week of seminars will kick off this year’s program beginning Tuesday, August 2, 2005 . Seminars run from 8:30-3:30 , unless otherwise noted, and will be held at PVMA or the White Church Community Center in Deerfield , as noted.

Seminar #1: Tuesday, August 2, 2005 - White Church Community Center

"American Promises and Native Peoples" with Presenting Scholar: Colin Calloway, Dartmouth College

Seminar #2: Wednesday, August 3, 2005 – White Church Community Center

"The Connecticut River Valley , Massachusetts , and Revolution” Presenting Scholar: Robert Gross, University of Connecticut

Seminar #3: Thursday, August 4, 2005 – White Church Community Center

“Architecture and Society in 19^th Century America ” Presenting Scholar: Jane Kamensky, Brandeis University

Seminar #4: Friday, August 5, 2005 – White Church Community Center

"Slavery v. States' Rights: What Caused the American Civil War?" Presenting Scholar: Charles Dew, Williams College

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The remaining seminars will occur during the academic year

Seminar #5: Friday, September 30, 2005 , White Church Community Center

“Anti-Slavery and Social Reform” Presenting Scholar: Bruce Laurie , University of Massachusetts , Amherst

Seminar #6: Friday, October 14, 2005, White Church Community Center

“The Transformation of Work and Labor in the Gilded Age” Presenting Scholar: Tom Juravich, University of Massachusetts , Amherst

Seminar #7: Saturday, April 29, 2006, White Church Community Center

“The Abolition of Slavery” Presenting Scholar: Michael Vorenberg, Brown University

Seminar #8: Thursday, May 4, 2006, White Church Community Center

“ Harlem Renaissance” Presenting Scholar: Jeff Ferguson, Amherst College

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