Book Talk: Freedom was in Sight! with Dr. Kate Masur

Join Dr. Kate Masur for a free presentation on her newest book. This new and engaging graphic history of Reconstruction emphasizes the impact of slavery’s abolition and explores how Black Americans sought to build their lives in freedom. Using text and color illustrations, the book shows how the Civil War loosened enslavers’ grip on power, enslaved people bravely sought freedom, Black families searched for relatives sold away in the slave trade and Americans debated the future of a fractured nation.

A book signing will follow the presentation. Books will be available to purchase.

Co-hosted by Gettysburg National Military Park and the Gettysburg Foundation, the presentation is free and open to the public. No reservations or tickets necessary.