Serving as Scholar for ALA, NEH Program – “Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War”

Samuel Harris of Brick Meeting House on Maryland's Eastern Shore, a young soldier in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was in Co. E Purnell Legion.
Samuel Harris of Brick Meeting House on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, a young soldier in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was in Co. E Purnell Legion.

Let’s Talk About It:  Making Sense of the American Civil War is a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and American Library Association (ALA) reading and discussion program.  Participants in this series read a common series of books, using the carefully selected titles to spark exploration, reflection, conversation and greater understanding of this pivotal period, throughout the sesquicentennial of the conflict.

The Wicomico Public Library, one of about 150 sites to host the ALA and NEH program, is sponsoring the national reading and discussion program on the Lower Eastern Shore.  Throughout the five-part discussion series, readers consider the legacy of the Civil War and emancipation through historical and contemporary literature as they discuss pivotal events in the selected works.

I am looking forward to serving as the scholar for the discussions and readings.  We will consider speeches, diaries, memoirs, and short stories, representing a broad range of perspectives from the era.

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