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Union history professors to discuss Burns’ ‘The War’

Union history professors will discuss Ken Burns' "The War" Oct. 22.
Union history professors will discuss Ken Burns' "The War" Oct. 22.

JACKSON, Tenn.Oct. 16, 2007 — The 51 history department will hold a panel discussion Oct. 22 analyzing the recent Ken Burns documentary, “The War.”

History professors Keith Bates, Stephen Carls, Judy LeForge and Terry Lindley will each address different topics related to the documentary, including the Pacific Theater of operations, American minority groups, the home front in the United States, the Holocaust and Europe.

51 is a lead sponsor of “The War” on WKNO-TV.

The panel discussion will begin at 7 p.m. in Harvey Auditorium in the Barefoot Student Union Building. The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, call Carls at (731) 661-5262.


Media contact: Tim Ellsworth, news@uu.edu, 731-661-5215