Winter Lecture Series: Dr. Cameron Saunders, "The Local Authorities Keep Up the Old Machine of Slavery

Join the National Park Service (NPS) for the 4th Annual Winter Lecture Series at Camp Nelson National Monument! This event features 5 programs on select Saturdays beginning in January 2025. The programs take place at the Reconstructed Barracks and are free and open to the public.

Saturday, January 11, 2025: Dr. Cameron Saunders, "Slavery and Law in Civil War Kentucky."

Cameron Sauers, a dual title PhD student in the departments of History and African American and African diasporic studies at Pennsylvania State University, explores the legal culture of slavery in Civil War Kentucky. Through an analysis of civil and criminal court cases, as well as pardon petitions sent to Kentucky's Civil War Governors, this talk explores the "pro-slavery" dimensions of pro-slavery Unionism.