| Details: | The George M. Blackburn Lecture Series presents "The Devil Was Turned Loose": African Americans in the War Against Reconstruction. Please join us for a talk by Dr. Kidada E. Williams on her book, I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War Against Reconstruction, a reexamination of African Americans' struggle for survival as they transitioned from bondage to freedom after 1865. Williams offers a breakthrough account of this much-debated period, transporting readers into the daily existence of formerly enslaved people building hope-filled new lives. Williams is an award-winning author, historian and CMU alumna. |
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Park Library, Opperman Auditorium 250 E. Preston Mount Pleasant, MI Get directions |
| Admission: | Open to the public. |
| Sponsor: | Department of History, World Languages, and Cultures College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences |
| Contact: | Shauna Livermore liver1sm@cmich.edu 989-774-3786 |