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The Confederate Flag and the Politics of the Lost Cause

  • Fifth Maine Museum 45 Seashore Avenue Portland, ME, 04108 United States (map)

Event hosted by Fifth Maine Museum on Peaks Island

Come to this fascinating and timely talk presented by Nina Silber, Professor of History at Boston University. Professor Silber will connect the national story of the symbolism of Confederate flags with the Fifth Maine Regiment’s role regarding the Confederate flags they captured on southern battlefields during the Civil War.

This talk is free and open to the public, and supported in part by a grant from the Peaks Island Council.

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