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Mr. Jefferson’s Salon Series: Historical Monuments

Name: Mr. Jefferson’s Salon Series: Historical Monuments
Start: 2017-10-04T18:30:00-04:00
End: 2017-10-04T20:30:00-04:00
Location: Poplar Forest

October 4, 2017 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Multiplied Testimony, Multiplied Views: The Contested Legacies of Historical Monuments

Explore both the legacy and the future of historical monuments and memorials, along with the evolving efforts to tell the full story of Jefferson and America at large, during this candid, revealing and reflective discussion.

Join Edward L. Ayers, Tucker-Boatwright Professor of the Humanities and President Emeritus of the University of Richmond; Calder Loth, Poplar Forest Board Member and retired Senior Architectural Historian for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources; and Joseph McGill, founder of the Slave Dwelling Project for an open and civil examination of what it means to memorialize and contextualize our country’s history, and its relevance to society today.

A reception of wine and light appetizers will follow. Reservations are suggested due to limited space inside the house and can be made by purchasing tickets below or by calling the Museum Shop at 434.534.8120.

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Date: October 4, 2017
Time:
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Event Category: Talks

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Poplar Forest
1776 Poplar Forest Parkway
Lynchburg, VA 24502 United States + Google Map
Phone 434.525.1806

Edward Ayers (Moderator)

Edward L. Ayers is Tucker-Boatwright Professor of the Humanities and president emeritus at the University of Richmond. Dr. Ayers has been named National Professor of the Year, received the National Humanities Medal from President Obama at the White House, was a finalist for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, and won the Bancroft Prize for distinguished writing in American history. Ayers is one of the co-hosts for BackStory, a popular podcast about American history. His newest book, The Thin Light of Freedom: The Civil War and Emancipation in the Heart of America, will be published this fall.

Calder Loth

Calder Loth is the Senior Architectural Historian of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. He is Co-President of the Center of Palladian Studies in America, a member of the Virginia State Art and Architectural Review Board, and member of the Board of Trustees of Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest. He also teaches architectural literacy for the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art in New York. In 2008 he received the first Secretary of the Interior’s Award for service to state preservation programs. His publications include The Virginia Landmarks Register and Virginia Landmarks of Black History.

Joseph McGill

A descendant of slaves, Joseph McGill founded the Slave Dwelling Project to ensure the preservation of slave dwellings in the United States. For years he worked for the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Charleston, South Carolina, by day, and spent his weekends as a Civil War re-enactor, wearing the uniform of the 54th Massachusetts, the black unit featured in the movie Glory. Re-enacting the 54th helped draw public attention to the pivotal role of black soldiers in the Civil War. So in 2010 when the Magnolia Plantation near Charleston sought to publicize the restoration of its neglected slave cabins, he proposed sleeping in one of them. Since then, he has spent nights in over 80 slave dwellings in 17 states.

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Mr. Jefferson’s Salon Series: Historical Monuments

Mr. Jefferson’s Salon Series: Historical Monuments

Multiplied Testimony, Multiplied Views: The Contested Legacies of Historical Monuments

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