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Soldiers & Citizens Symposium
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Join us on November 7 as we examine the ways in which military culture and civil society interact over time in the United States. Rachel Maddow, Rick Atkinson, Missy Cummings and many other military professionals, journalists, and scholars will speak on panels entitled, (1) Diversity in Uniform, (2) United We Serve, and (3) Cultural Influences. See panels and symposium for more information. They symposium will be followed by an exclusive reception with Rachel Maddow (reception admission $100).
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Events Mark 150 Years Since John Brown’s Raid:
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Mass Humanities presents:
An (Un)Civil Action? Springfield and the Revolutionary Model of Armed Resistance, 1787-1859
On January 25, 1787, Daniel Shays led an armed attack of veterans and militiamen on the United States arsenal in Springfield. Condemned to death for treason, Shays was pardoned in 1788 and died in 1825. On October 16, 1859, John Brown led an armed attack on Harper’s Ferry Armory. He was hanged for murder and treason on December 2 of the same year. Join us for a discussion of violence, arms, citizenship, and democracy. Free and open to the public. The program features excerpts from the documentary John Brown’s Holy War, and a special guided tour of the Springfield Armory. Refreshments will be served. Check web for Worcester and other events around the state.
Saturday, November 14, 1-4 pm in the Davis Auditorium, Springfield Museums Pre-registration is encouraged.
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| The Kaleidoscope of History: John Brown After Fifteen Decades |
Bruce Ronda, author of Reading the Old Man: John Brown in American Culture, will provide an overview of the ways John Brown has been understood and portrayed, first in New England, and then nationally, from 1859 onward by focusing on four creative individuals: Henry David Thoreau, John Greenleaf Whittier, Jacob Lawrence, and Robert Hayden. This lecture will also suggest deep moral and political questions that Brown’s career posed to Massachusetts citizens in 1859 and continue to pose to Americans today.
Tuesday, October 27, 5:30 PM at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston
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| Defending John Brown: An Evening with Henry David Thoreau |
Thoreau re-enactor Kevin Radaker will portray Thoreau in a one-person dramatic presentation. This performance will stress Thoreau's political views and will contain selections from Thoreau's famous speech "A Plea for Captain John Brown." The dramatic monologue will be followed by a question-and-answer session with "Thoreau", then with Radaker in his own voice.
Monday, November 2, 2009 12:00 PM at the Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington Street, Boston
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| Warriors for Freedom: John Brown and Henry David Thoreau |
David S. Reynolds, author of John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights, will describe how the Transcendentalists were the boldest and most publicly visible proponents of John Brown in the immediate aftermath of Harper’s Ferry. Henry David Thoreau stood alone with his eloquent defense of John Brown’s attack on Virginia, and planted the seed for the mass veneration of John Brown that grew steadily in the months before and after Brown’s execution.
Friday, November 6, 7:30 PM at the American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury Street, Worcester and again on
Saturday, November 7, 2:00 PM at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston
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| Online Auction |
Lunch with Robert Pinsky; passes to a broadcast of “The Rachel Maddow Show;” a trip to Cairo, Egypt—these are just some of the items up for bid at our online auction. Bidding will be open online until midnight on Nov. 5, at which point we will transfer the bidding to the live silent auction at the “Life During Wartime” dinner on Nov. 7. Bid high and often!
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| Life During Wartime |
Join us for our benefit reception ($100) and dinner ($150) featuring Rachel Maddow on “Life During Wartime,” Saturday, November 7 at Boston College. Space is limited! Please see dinner to reserve seats. We hope to see you there.
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$5,000 to fund keynote speakers for a conference entitled, Adoption: Secret Histories, Public Policies.
