David Blight with students from the Stratton Mountain School in Vermont and their teacher Reid Smith, after discussing America’s collective memory of the Civil War and the perilous path of remembering and forgetting. The lecture, “The Civil War, Race and Reunion,” was part of the Vermont Humanities Council’s “First Wednesdays” lecture series. It was held at the First Congregational Church of Manchester, VT on Wednesday, May 3, 2017.
For more about the event: http://www.davidwblight.com/david-w-blight-slavery-civil-rights-events/2017/5/3/the-civil-war-race-and-reunion