Dear VA-Histers,
 
This is a reminder that tomorrow, Thursday, October 27, at noon,
Fitzhugh Brundage will be at the Library of Virginia for a discussion of
his new book, The Southern Past: A Clash of Race and Memory.  The talk,
to be held in the Library's conference rooms, will be followed by a book
signing sponsored by the Virginia Shop, where copies of the book are now
available.
 
Dr. Brundage is the William B. Umstead Professor of History at The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  His book examines the
struggles over the meanings and uses of the Southern past, especially
between whites and blacks.  Today's controversies over flying the
Confederate flag, renaming schools and streets, and commemorating the
Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement are only the latest examples of
this ongoing divisive contest over issues of regional identity and
heritage. Brundage argues that these battles are ultimately about who
has the power to determine what we remember of the past, and whether
that remembrance will honor all Southerners or only select groups. 
 
Our booktalk series continues next month with Roger Ekirch, Professor of
Early American History at Virginia Tech, who will discuss and sign At
Day's Close: Night in Times Past, a meticulously researched book that
has drawn considerable critical acclaim.  You can see the Library's full
line-up of events by clicking on "News and Events" at:
http://www.lva.lib.va.us <http://www.lva.lib.va.us/> .
 
Gregg
 
Dr. Gregg D. Kimball, Director
Publications and Educational Services
804/692-3722
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