Healing the Wounds of History: North-South, Black-White

Special Program on the Occasion of the American Civil War Sesquicentennial

Forum Details

Three of Americas most respected historians of the Civil War and its aftermath will discuss the persistence of resentment and unhealed wounds in the North/South relationship including those originating in the antebellum period, the Civil War, Reconstruction and post-Reconstruction and the impact of enduring resentments on the American political culture today. The panel will also discuss the prospects of establishing a Bipartisan, Bicameral Congressional Reconciliation Caucus geared toward national racial healing and reconciliation. And a distinguished Christian ethicist will assess the implications and challenges of the panel's presentations.

Speakers

Edward L. Ayers
President, University of Richmond

David W. Blight
Class of 1954 Professor of American History and Directory, Gilder Lehman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance & Abolition, Yale University

Frank Smith, Ph.D.
Director, African American Civil War Memorial and Museum, Washington, D.C.

Donald W. Shriver
President-Emeritus, Union Theological Seminary, New York

Special Guest Speaker

Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton
United States Representative for the District of Columbia

Moderator

Joseph Montville
Director, Program on Healing Historical Memory, School of Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University

ABOUT THIS FORUM

Since 1999, the Conflict Prevention and Resolution Forum (CPRF) has provided a monthly platform in Washington for highlighting innovative and constructive methods of conflict resolution. CPRF’s goals are to (1) provide information from a wide variety of perspectives; (2) explore possible solutions to complex conflicts; and (3) provide a secure venue for stakeholders from various disciplines to engage in cross-sector and multi-track problem-solving. The CPRF is co-sponsored by a consortium of organizations that specialize in conflict resolution and/or public policy formulation.

FORUM SPONSORS

3D Security Initiative,
Eastern Mennonite University
– Lisa Schirch –
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Alliance for Peacebuiilding
– Charles F. Dambach –
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American University,
Center for Global Peace,
Center for World Religions, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
– Joseph Montville –
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Council on Foreign Relations,
Center for Preventive Action
– Paul B. Stares –
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George Mason University,
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution
– Joseph Montville –
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Johns Hopkins University School of
Advanced International Studies,
Conflict Management Program
– Terrence Hopmann –
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Partners for Democratic Change
– Julia Roig –
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Search for Common Ground
– John Marks –
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United States Institute of Peace
– Pamela Aall –
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Woodrow Wilson International
Center for Scholars,
Project on Leadership
and Building State Capacity
– Steve McDonald –

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