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2015 Sesquicentennial Signature Event: Reconstruction Tennessee

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Be sure to regist er for the 2015 Sesquicentennial Signature Event, “Reconstruction Tennessee,” which will be held in Knoxville from April 30-May 1. Among the highlights planned for the event are a performance by the Fisk Jubilee Singers, a keynote address by Professor Caroline Janney, and a roundtable with leading scholars on Reconstruction.

 

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