Dean B. Ellis Library to display Civil War Arkansas traveling exhibit
March 01, 2013
JONESBORO, Ark. — Arkansas State University’s Dean B. Ellis Library is proud to host
the “Fought in Earnest: Civil War Arkansas” exhibit on loan from the Arkansas History
Commission.
This traveling exhibit, chronicling major historical events in Arkansas between 1861
and 1865, will be displayed in the Third Floor Exhibit and Program Area, March 4-21,
2013. All events are free and open to the public.
“Fought in Earnest” contains 15 freestanding banners that showcase images from the
Arkansas History Commission’s holdings. Original documents, photographs, maps, drawings,
paintings and artifacts illustrate the story of the Civil War in Arkansas. These primary
source materials offer a first-hand look at the lives of Confederate and Union soldiers,
government officials and civilians from 1861 to 1865.
In addition, the library will host a book signing by author Dr. W. Stuart Town at
the library Thursday, March 7, at 3 p.m. in the Third Floor Exhibit and Program Area.
W. Stuart Towns is recently retired from professor and chairman of the Department
of Communication Studies at Southeast Missouri State University. His recent book,
“Enduring Legacy: Rhetoric and Ritual of the Lost Cause,” explores the crucial role
of rhetoric and oratory in creating and propagating a “Lost Cause” public memory of
the American South after the Civil War.
For more information about the book, please visit http://wstuarttowns.com/books/enduring-legacy-rhetoric-and-ritual-of-the-lost-cause-2012.
Contact April Sheppard at (870) 972-2766 or asheppard@astate.edu for more information regarding the exhibit.
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