The Civil War in Statuary Hall

"The Civil War in Statuary Hall," sponsored by History Club, will take place in Padua 112 on Thursday November 20, 4:15-5:15.  

Dr. Schmiel is a former History professor at Saint Francis College, has worked in the Foreign Service, and has published books on Civil War history.  

A brief summary from Dr. Schmiel concerning his upcoming talk: 

"The Civil War in Statuary Hall," which is my current research/writing focus (the University of Tennessee Press is actively considering it for publication).  While it is history, it is also contemporary and topical (and controversial) in that my thesis is that Statuary Hall (the placement in the Halls of Congress of two statues from each state, via legislation passed, strangely enough, in 1864 as the war was raging) is unique in that it is the only situation in history in which declared enemies of the state, people who were declared traitors in their era, are in positions of honor in the nation's capital and Capitol (Building).  Statues of Jefferson Davis, Alexander Stephens, and seven other Confederates remain in the building (you may recall that the statue of Robert E. Lee was removed five years ago, and a couple of others have been removed recently), even as the national debate about public iconography goes on. 

Discover more about him here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00HV4SSWK?ingress=0&visitId=108e34b1-6cf6-40a4-85c5-14cc297326c8&ccs_id=9a3bad82-4149-4d0a-9691-d16cc4030443