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Civil War Book Group: The Second Founding by Eric Foner
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Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 38.306053, -77.460648
Meet at Fredericksburg Branch of Central Rappahannock Regional Library (1201 Caroline St, Fredericksburg, VA, 22401)
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Thursday, July 6, 2023, 6 pm-7 pm
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Welcome to the Civil War Book Group!
After years of conflict over the institution of slavery, the Civil War would be the turning point that set the course of the United States into the 20th century and beyond. Join us on the first Thursday of each month as we explore the meaning of the Civil War and how the past has shaped who we are today through a diverse selection of narratives, novels, and histories. In partnership with the Central Rappahannock Regional Library.
For July:
The Second Founding by Eric Foner
6 pm-7 pm
Meet at Fredericksburg Library Branch (1201 Caroline St., Fredericksburg)
Historian Eric Foner explores the changes to the United States Constitution after the Civil War and how those changes impacted not only the course of American history, but how we understand the rights of citizenship today. Watch a book talk with Eric Foner on C-SPAN, c-span.org/video/?464679-1/eric-foner-discusses-the-founding, or listen to an interview with him on NPR’s Fresh Air, npr.org/2019/09/17/761551835/second-founding-examines-how-reconstruction-remade-the-constitution.
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