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E Purnell Legion.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Let\u2019s Talk About It:\u00a0 Making Sense of the American Civil War<\/em>\u00a0is a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and American Library Association (ALA)\u00a0reading and discussion program.\u00a0 Participants in this series\u00a0read\u00a0a common series of books,\u00a0using\u00a0the carefully selected titles\u00a0to spark exploration, reflection, conversation and greater understanding of this\u00a0pivotal period,\u00a0throughout the sesquicentennial of the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The Wicomico\u00a0Public Library, one of\u00a0about 150 sites to host the ALA and NEH program,\u00a0is sponsoring the national reading and discussion program on the Lower Eastern Shore.\u00a0 Throughout the five-part discussion series, readers\u00a0consider the legacy of the Civil War and emancipation through historical and contemporary literature as they discuss\u00a0pivotal events in the\u00a0selected works.<\/p>\n<p>I am looking forward to serving as the scholar for the discussions and readings.\u00a0\u00a0We will consider\u00a0speeches, diaries, memoirs, and short stories, representing a broad range of perspectives from the era.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s Talk About It:\u00a0 Making Sense of the American Civil War\u00a0is a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and American Library Association (ALA)\u00a0reading and discussion program.\u00a0 Participants in this series\u00a0read\u00a0a common series of books,\u00a0using\u00a0the carefully selected titles\u00a0to spark exploration, reflection, conversation and greater understanding of this\u00a0pivotal period,\u00a0throughout the sesquicentennial of the conflict. 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