We are pleased to present the 2020-2021 Cleveland Civil War Roundtable program schedule. This year’s schedule provides an interesting mix of published authors and scholars who will discuss a variety of topics relating to the Civil War.
SERIES THEME:
THE WAR & MEMORY
Covid-19 Pandemic Plan
All Meetings will be conducted by ZOOM Internet application until further notice. Register for a meeting invite by sending email to clecwrt@gmail.com.
NEW LOCATION:
Holiday Inn
6001 Rockside Road
Independence, Ohio [Check Web site for when In-Person Meetings are resumed]
Rescheduled Field Trip- Now April 30- May 1, 2021 – PETERSBURG VIRGINIA
Join us for our annual Field Trip where we will study the Petersburg Campaign. See our website or Facebook page for more details.
October 14, 2020
“’Pray for Oblivion to His Memory’: Frederick Douglass on the Legacy of Robert E. Lee”
Speaker: Codie Eash , Visitor Services Coordinator at Seminary Ridge Museum, Gettysburg.
OCTOBER 14, 2020
‘Pray for Oblivion to His Memory’: Frederick Douglass on the Legacy of Robert E. Lee
When Robert E. Lee died in October 1870, the former Confederate commander rose to the status of an American deity, and in the 150 years since his death he has remained one of history’s most celebrated soldiers. Despite such laudations, however, many of Lee’s contemporaries felt his renowned status was undeserved—most notably, the formerly enslaved social activist, newsman, and army recruiter Frederick Douglass. At the end of the Civil War, and especially after Lee’s demise, Douglass penned a series of articles that reflected negatively on the fallen Rebel general’s legacy and attempted to reconsider his proper place in studies of the past. Douglass’s criticisms of Lee’s morality and prowess provide valuable insight to an alternative view of an icon, and serve as a reminder that modern debates over collective memory of the conflict and its principal players are embedded in unfinished conversations among the wartime generation itself.
November 11, 2020
“An Evening With U.S. Grant”
Speaker: Dr. Curt Fields, Historian and leading living interpreter of US Grant. The official General Grant for the Sesquicentennial celebrations of: Ft. Donaldson, Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Appomattox.
December 9, 2020
“The 8th Ohio at Gettysburg”
Speaker: Kelly Boyer Sagert, Freelance Writer Member, American Society of Journalists and Authors, Emmy-Award-nominated author/screen writer.
January 13, 2021 – Dick Crews Annual Debate
Hollywood Goes to War [the Civil One]
“What movie or TV production has had the greatest impact on how we view the events surrounding the Civil War?” Moderator: William Vodrey
February 10, 2021
“The 19th Indiana Color Guard at Gettysburg”
Speaker: Phil Spaugy, member 19th Indiana Vol. Inf. Reg. of the North-South Skirmish Association and former holder of several offices including National Commander of the North South Skirmish Association.
March 10, 2021
“At the Threshold of Liberty – enslaved and free African American women in Wartime Washington, D.C.: Mobilizing, Emancipation, Citizenship, and Identity.”
April 14, 2021
“The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument”
Speakers: Ted Prasse, President, Tim Daley, Executive Director, Ellen Connally, vice-chair, The Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Cleveland, Ohio
May 12, 2021
“Shut Up As In A Trap: Citizens Under Siege at Vicksburg”
Speaker: Terry Winschel, retired Historian at Vicksburg National Military Park; Author of Vicksburg is the Key, Triumph & Defeat: The Vicksburg Campaign, Vols. I and II, Civil War Diary of a Common Soldier, and Vicksburg: Fall of the Confederate Gibraltar.
MEETING TIMES/LOCATION
Second Wednesday of every month by Zoom at 7 pm.
WHEN IN PERSON MEETINGS RESUME:
HOLIDAY INN INDEPENDENCE, 6001 ROCKSIDE ROAD, INDEPENDENCE, OHIO
6:00 PM – Drinks & Social Hour / 6:30 PM – Dinner
7:30 PM – 9 PM – Meeting & Presentation
Dinner & Lecture are $35 per person. Make Reservations 5 days before the meeting.
Reserve your spot via email: ccwrt1956@yahoo.com
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ANNUAL DUES – $60
The annual dues are what we use to support our speakers program and other initiatives including the technology we need to use the internet and support speakers’ presentations.
Send your dues to our Treasurer Bob Pence at:
Bob Pence
Cleveland CWRT
1419 Honeygold Lane Broadview Heights, OH 44147