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<\/a>GREENVILLE, S.C.\u2014The Upcountry History Museum\/Furman University will host a roundtable discussion featuring some of the country\u2019s top historians Sunday, Nov. 18 as part of a continuing series commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.<\/p>\n\u201cMeanings, Complexities and Legacies of Freedom\u201d will take place from 2-6 p.m. in the Resource Room of the Upcountry History Museum.\u00a0 It is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n
\u201cFreedom Stories: A 150th Anniversary Series\u201d has featured a variety of lectures, workshops and community history projects throughout the school year.\u00a0 It is sponsored by Furman and the Upcountry History Museum.<\/p>\n
The Nov. 18 discussion will be moderated by College of Charleston history professor Bernard Powers.\u00a0 He will be joined by fellow history scholars Michael West of the College of the Holy Cross, Leslie Schwalm of the University of Iowa, and Michael Fitzgerald of St. Olaf College. A collection of student projects from Furman and other local schools will also be featured at the session.<\/p>\n
The preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which ordered the emancipation of all slaves in the Confederate states, was made in September 1862 with the final document issued by President Abraham Lincoln in January 1863.<\/p>\n
The \u201cFreedom Stories\u201d series will conclude on Jan. 22, 2013 when Edward Ayers, president of the University of Richmond, delivers the capstone lecture, \u201cVisualizing Emancipation.\u201d\u00a0 His talk begins at 7 p.m. in the Younts Conference Center at Furman.<\/p>\n
The Upcountry History Museum\/Furman University is located at 540 Buncombe Street on Heritage Green in downtown Greenville.<\/p>\n