The Civil War
Edward Ayers on the Civil War
2019-03-02T15:30:32-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvY2VkXC8yMDE5MDMwMjE1NDQzMjAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Historian Edward Ayers analyzed the difference between history and memory and discussed the important role that scholarship plays in public history. He also examined how the American public remembers the Civil War. This talk was part of the American Civil War Museum’s annual symposium at the Library of Virginia and co-hosted by the University of Virginia Center for Civil War History.
Historian Edward Ayers analyzed the difference between history and memory and discussed the important role that scholarship plays in public…
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Historian Edward Ayers analyzed the difference between history and memory and discussed the important role that scholarship plays in public history. He also examined how the American public remembers the Civil War. This talk was part of the American Civil War Museum’s annual symposium at the Library of Virginia and co-hosted by the University of Virginia Center for Civil War History. close
Historian Edward Ayers analyzed the difference between history and memory and discussed the important role that scholarship plays in public… read more
Historian Edward Ayers analyzed the difference between history and memory and discussed the important role that scholarship plays in public history. He also examined how the American public remembers the Civil War. This talk was part of the American Civil War Museum’s annual symposium at the Library of Virginia and co-hosted by the University of Virginia Center for Civil War History. close
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