The Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission has asked me to share with subscribers to VA-Hist that registration for the Commission's second signature conference is now open. "Race, Slavery and the Civil War: The Tough Stuff of American History and Memory" Norfolk State University L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center September 24, 2010 http://www.virginiacivilwar.org/2010conference.php Featured speakers include James Horton, Ira Berlin, Harold Holzer, David Blight, Spencer Crew, Edna Greene Medford, Bruce Levine, James McPherson -- and many others. To register for this free conference, please follow the link above. ____________________ Sandra Gioia Treadway Librarian of Virginia Library of Virginia 800 East Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000 (804) 692-3535 [log in to unmask] ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html