Monday, Feb. 2nd – Carl J. Denbow will present: “We are all brothers: Race relations in the Grand Army of the Republic.”
The GAR was, by far, the most integrated organization of the 19th Century. This presentation will be based primarily on the Barbara Gannon’s book, “The Won Cause: Black and White Comradeship in the Grand Army of the Republic.” This book, the first in-depth scholarly look at race relations in the GAR, dispels many misconceptions that arose from previous scholarship that focused on the exceptions rather than the day to day interactions of the black and white veterans in this largest off all Union veterans organizations.
Meetings starts at 7:00 in the large conference room in the Athens County Library at the Corner of Home and Lincoln streets in the City of Athens.
