LINCOLN: THE CONSTITUTION AND THE CIVIL WAR

Join us for an exhibit and related events commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the 1862 Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.

Includes local elements, including diaries, portraits, and slave deeds showing how slavery and emancipation impacted Western North Carolina.

Exhibits and Events
at UNC Asheville’s Ramsey Library
October 15 – November 16, 2012

October 15 – November 16 Ramsey Library	Exhibit free & open to the public during library hours
October 15 – November 16 Mon-Thurs: 9am-11am Fri: 9am-2pm Ramsey Library	Free School Tours Available Register online View research guides
October 15 5:30-7pm Ramsey Library	Opening Reception
October 15 7pm Ramsey Library Glasshouse	Opening Keynote Dr. Darin Waters, UNC Asheville Visiting Assistant Professor of History, will present, “Emancipation: A Crime Against Humanity,” based upon his research on the WNC African American community prior to 1865.
October 18 12:30-1:30pm Ramsey Library Special Collections	The Tall Woman Book Discussion Appalachian history scholar, Dr. Gordon Mckinney will discuss the Civil War era book, The Tall Woman by Wilma Dykeman.
October 25 6-9pm Ramsey Library	Genealogy Workshop Sasha Mitchell will instruct on how to do genealogical research for African Americans prior to 1865. Registration required. Email Deborah Miles (dmiles@unca.edu) to register.
October 30 12:20pm-1:30pm Highsmith UnionMountain Suites, UNC Asheville	Genealogy Workshop Sasha Mitchell will share her own family experience on genealogical research prior to 1865.