"When John Brown Came To Westport: American Abolitionism and American Slavery Before the Civil War"

Join us for wine, cheese and conversation with American historian, Connor Williams, Wednesday, December 6 at 5:30 p.m. at the Westport Library. 

Join historian Connor Williams at the Westport Library for a lecture and discussion about America’s slave society during the Antebellum Era, with a particular focus on the events of the 1850s that most immediately precipitated John Brown’s most prominent and controversial actions. Connor will reflect on the laws that ruled our land, the passions that stirred its people, and the politics that charted our nation’s course as a slave society.

Concluding his formal remarks, he will welcome questions and encourage conversation about how we might best remember John Brown’s life and the times he lived in.

$20 suggested donation to benefit the library.