Civil War Lecture Series at Tuskegee University

On October 17, 18 and 19, a special public lecture series will take place at the Carver Museum in Tuskegee. Co-sponsored by the National Park Service, Carver Museum, Tuskegee University and Auburn University, each lecture will begin at 2 p.m.

This year commemorates the 150^th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. A time of enormous turmoil in the nation, the period remains a compelling topic for historians and researchers. Three noted speakers will address aspects of the war that shine a new light on the experiences and events of the period.

On Monday, October 17, Dr. Jennifer Trevino will give a talk entitled “Struggles and Hardships - Dedication and Commitment: Alabama Women's Experiences During the Civil War.” Trevino, who has a Ph.D. in history from Auburn University and teaches history at Troy University Montgomery, draws on writings by women who documented the Civil War, from secession through emancipation, through their own experiences.

On Tuesday, October 18, Dr. Turkiya Lowe will discuss the “United States Colored Troops and the Underground Railroad.” Dr. Lowe serves as Southeast Region Program Manager for the National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program, assisting communities, local and state governments, and Federal agencies with preserving, documenting, and interpreting sites, facilities, and programs associated with Underground Railroad history. The focus of her talk will be the USCTs who were also freedom seekers along the Underground Railroad.

On Wednesday, October 19, Jeffery Seymour will discuss the Civil War Navy in a talk entitled “Civil Navy at 150: Still Playing Second Fiddle.” Seymour is a curator at the National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus, Columbus, Georgia.