On the Brink of Civil War: Fort Sumter at 150

On the 150th anniversary of the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, the first official act of violence in the Civil War, we will consider how the U.S. got to the point of war. We will look at the motives of Confederates and will consider how the North reacted to secession and this ultimate act of defiance to U.S. authority, the firing on the U.S. flag at Fort Sumter. Presented by Michael Pierson, Associate Professor, UMass Lowell Department of History. Sponsored by the Friends of MHL.