On Thursday, May 24th at noon, Chandra Manning, assistant professor of 
history at Georgetown University, will be at the Library of Virginia to discuss 
and sign her book, _What This Cruel War Was Over_.  The book offers an 
unprecedented account of why Union and Confederate soldiers identified 
slavery as the root cause of the Civil War, how the conflict changed troops’ 
ideas about slavery, and what those changing ideas meant for the war and 
the nation. Using soldiers’ letters, diaries, and regimental newspapers, 
Manning’s research permits a better understanding of the thinking of black and 
white, northern and southern soldiers. A book signing will follow this talk. 

The Library of Virginia is located at 800 East Broad Street in Richmond Virginia, 
free parking is available under the building.


Upcoming events:

June 6th, book talk at noon: Karen Ordahl Kupperman, _The Jamestown 
Project_

June 14th, evening lecture at 5:30 pm: John d'Entremont, “May We Be Worthy 
of Our Birthright”: Defining the Meaning of America at the Jamestown 
Commemorations, 1807–2007

June 20th, book talk at noon: Sara James and Ginger Mauney, _The Best of 
Friends: Two Women, Two Continents, and One Enduring Friendship_

June 28th, book talk at noon: Pippa Holloway, _Sexuality, Politics, and Social 
Control in Virginia, 1920–1945_





Katie Gillespie
Education Coordinator