Third Volume in Society's Series Published by Ohio University Press
Congress and the Crisis of the 1850s, the third volume edited by Paul Finkelman and Donald R. Kennon in the series "Perspectives on the History of Congress, 1801-1877," has just been released by Ohio University Press. The volume contains eight essays originally presented by Spencer R. Crew, Paul Finkelman, Matthew Glass- man, Amy S. Greenberg, Martin J. Hershock, Michael F. Holt, Brooks D. Simpson, and Jenny Bourne at symposia sponsored by the U.S. Capitol Historical Soci- ety. The essays examine many of the controversial issues of the 1850s, including the Fugitive Slave Law, the Compromise of 1850, the Dred Scott case, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the caning of Sen. Charles Sumner; they help us to better understand the failure of political leadership in the decade that led to the Civil War.
The previous volumes in the series are Congress and the Emergence of Sectionalism: From the Missouri Compromise to the Age of Jackson (2008) and In the Shadow of Freedom: The Politics of Slavery in the National Capital (2011).
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March
Calendar of Events May
BOOK TALKS AND SIGNINGS GUY GUGLIOTTA
Freedom's Cap: The United States Capitol and the Coming of the Civil War
TUESDAY, MARCH 20, NOON JOSEPH T. WILKINS
The Speaker Who Locked Up the House in a
Fight Against White Supremacy: A Novel of 1890 THURSDAY, MARCH 22, NOON Both events are free and open to all.
You are encouraged to bring your lunch.
Ketchum Hall, Veterans of Foreign Wars Building; 200 Maryland Ave., NE; Washington, DC
Pre-registration recommended. Email information to uschs@uschs.org or call and leave a message: (202) 543-8919 x38.
April
3RD ANNUAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP FORUM "LEADERSHIP AND THE CONGRESS"
FRIDAY, APRIL 27 Capitol Visitor Center For 10th-12th grade students in the DC area.
Pre-registration required; enrollment limited. For more information, email Joanna Hallac at jhallac@uschs.org.
3RD ANNUAL SPRING SYMPOSIUM "CREATING AN ARMY TO PRESERVE THE NATION"
THURSDAY, MAY 3 (evening keynote address) and FRIDAY, MAY 4 (all day)
Capitol Hill location and other details to be announced. Visit www.uschs.org for updates or to join our mailing list.
U.S. CAPITOL PAGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION HOMECOMING PANEL DISCUSSION WITH RECEPTION FOLLOWING
THURSDAY, MAY 24 3-5 PM Location TBA
Co-sponsored by the U.S. Capitol Page Alumni Association and the U.S. Capitol Historical Society
Ongoing ON EXHIBIT: HELPING SHAPE AMERICA:
GERMAN AMERICANS IN THE U.S. CONGRESS FROM 1789 TO THE PRESENT THROUGH MAY 31
German-American Heritage Museum: 719 6th St. NW; Washington, DC (Gallery Place metro)
Hours: Tues.-Fri. 11 am - 6 pm; Sat.- Sun. 12 pm – 5 pm Free admission to exhibits. Co-sponsored by the
U.S. Capitol Historical Society and the German-American Heritage Museum.
WALKING TOURS OF THE CAPITOL EXTERIOR
MARCH THROUGH NOVEMBER, MONDAYS AT 10 AM Starting at Union Station Mass Ave. metro exit
Approximately two hours.
For more information, visit our website. USCHS CLOSINGS
April 2 (Good Friday) May 25, 31 (Memorial Day)
