Lakeport Plantation Professional Development Workshop

Theme: "African Americans and the Civil War in Arkansas"

June 13, 2012, 9-3 p.m.

The workshop will convene at The Lakeport Plantation.   [There was a fire at the Cow Pen last week and the event has been moved to Lakeport]

For directions to Lakeport Plantation: http://lakeport.astate.edu. The Lakeport Plantation is off U. S. 82 in Arkansas, near the new bridge to Greenville, Mississippi. 

9-9:45     Introduction/ The Civil War historical narrative & the classroom 

9:45-10:45        Mark Christ, Community Outreach Director at the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, African American regiments in Arkansas during the Civil War.

10:45-11:00    Break

11:00-12:00         Rhonda Stewart, Genealogy and Local History Specialist for the Central Arkansas Library System's Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, "The Legacy of Richard Toombs, United States Colored Troops: From the Civil War to Central High to the White House."

12:00-12:45ish        Lunch

12:45-1:30        Blake Wintory, Ph.D., Assistant Director at the Lakeport Plantation, will discuss the history of Reconstruction and Redemption in Arkansas and Chicot County and the role African American legislators played during that tumultuous and interesting time. 

1:30-1:50        Break/Travel to Lakeport Plantation, 2 miles from The Cowpen

1:50-2:40   Lakeport Plantation site tour  

2:40-3:00   Closing session