LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 Who was the MVP of America鈥檚 founding? What does America look like at the end of a major war and how could such insight impact current debates on war?
The University of Louisville鈥檚 McConnell Center will discuss these questions in a series of free, public talks this fall in Ekstrom Library鈥檚 Chao Auditorium. All talks are from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Topics, speakers and dates are:
- 鈥淎 Constitution Day Debate: Who was the MVP of the American Founding: James Madison or John Adams?,鈥 David Konig, history and law professor, Washington University in St. Louis, and R.B. Bernstein, law professor, New York Law School, Sept. 18
- 鈥150 Years Later: America at the End of the Civil War,鈥 Lorien Foote, history professor, Texas A&M University, Oct. 8
- 鈥200 Years Later: America at the End of the War of 1812,鈥 William Campbell, history professor, University of Memphis, Oct. 20
- 鈥40 Years Later: America at the End of the Vietnam War,鈥 Josiah Bunting, author and retired superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute, Nov. 5
The non-partisan McConnell Center, created at UofL in 1991, prepares Kentucky鈥檚 top college students to become leaders and offers civic education for teachers, students and the public.
For more, contact GlyptusAnn Grider Jones at 502-852-4579 or see McConnellCenter.org