Brunswick Civil War Round Table

Wilmington’s and North Carolina’s unique participation involving slavery will be the focus of the 13th anniversary meeting of the Brunswick Civil War Round Table (BCWRT) on Tuesday (5/2) at Hatch Auditorium in Caswell Beach. “Raising Corn, Embankments, and a Little Hell: Impressed Labor and the Wilmington Fortifications” will be the title of the presentation by guest speaker Jaime Amanda Martinez, Professor and Chair in the Department of History at UNC-Pembroke. This will be the last monthly meeting before the summer break. Registration begins at 6:15 PM and the program starts at 7:00 PM. The visitor fee is $10.00, which can include a spouse, and could be applied toward the $25.00 annual membership dues. For further details, visit the BCWRT website or contact President John Butler, (404) 229-9425.