Bicentennial Book Club

Sharon Romeo discusses how freedwomen and enslaved women fought for their freedom and rights in Missouri during the Civil War.

Walter Kamphoefner discusses German history, culture, and life in Missouri, particularly his upbringing in the state's German Heritage Corridor and his new book, Germans in America: A Concise History.

Christopher Phillips discusses Nathaniel Lyon, Claiborne Fox Jackson, and the Civil War on the American Middle Border.

Antonio F. Holland and Gary R. Kremer return to discuss their memories of Lorenzo Greene and their years at Lincoln University.

William Parrish discusses his writings on Missouri's Civil War and Reconstruction history, the origins of the multi-volume Missouri: The Heart of a Nation and A History of Missouri, and the evolution of scholarship over his sixty-plus year career.

William Foley discusses his publications on Missouri history as well as his memories of Lewis Atherton, John Francis McDermott, and Perry McCandless.

Antonio F. Holland and Gary R. Kremer discuss Lorenzo Greene, Lincoln University, African American History, and the origins of their book, Missouri's Black Heritage.

Diane Mutti Burke discusses her award-winning book, On Slavery’s Border: Missouri’s Small-Slaveholding Households, 1815-1865, as well as historiographical interpretations of slavery in Missouri.

Alison Clark Efford discusses her book, German Immigrants, Race, and Citizenship in the Civil War Era, and explains how the immigration experiences of Germans in Missouri shaped their views on political, racial, and social issues.

Virginia Laas discusses her book, Bridging Two Eras: The Autobiography of Emily Newell Blair, 1877-1951, and highlights the unique challenges of editing the writings of the noted feminist, suffragist, and political leader.