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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Historian Discusses the Fate of Savannah During the Civil War

Historian Jacqueline Jones, who joined UT’s faculty this fall, will discuss her new book, “Saving Savannah: The City and the Civil War” (Knopf, 2008) Thursday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Concourse Room of the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center. The event is free and open to the public.

“Saving Savannah” offers a panoramic portrait of the city of Savannah before, during, and after the Civil War and a poignant story of the African American freedom struggle in this southern riverport. Read The
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