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Slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction
America’s Civil War has been called our nation’s greatest tragedy. It was a time when Americans fought each other, resulting in the deaths of 620,000 American soldiers and sailors – more than in all American wars combined through the War in Vietnam. The Civil War resolved the two most important national questions since the ratification of the U.S. Constitution – will slavery continue under a government dedicated to the notion that “all men are created equal,” and do states have the right to secede from the United States when they become dissatisfied with national policies?

Join fellow educators at a summer institute that will provide:
- A deeper understanding of Antebellum America, slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction
- Related student activities for use in the classroom
- An opportunity to exchange ideas about teaching these important topics

Institute Features
- The five-day institutes will begin on Monday and end Friday.
- Sessions will begin at 9:00 am each day and end at 2:30 pm.
- Teachers may attend for (3) college credits.
- Teachers will receive a certificate of completion to present to their supervisors.

Location
The institute will be conducted near Petersburg, Virginia on the 422-acre campus of Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier and will include a guided bus tour of Civil War Richmond.

Registration and Information Teacher Institute registration has not yet begun for 2010. Check back with Richard Bland College in the spring.
Contact Richard Bland College's Registrar:
Phone: (804) 862-6206
Web: http://www.rbc.edu/registrar.html

For additional information about the institute, contact Al Neale at Pamplin Historical Park by email or by phone at 804-861-2408.