Seminar set on Arkansas after the war

The deadline is Friday to register for an August seminar in Little Rock about Reconstruction in Arkansas after the Civil War.

A Confused and Confusing Affair: Arkansas and Reconstruction will be 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 5 at the Old State House Museum, 300 W. Markham. The registration fee of $15 includes a boxed lunch.

Scheduled speakers and their topics include Carl Moneyhon, an overview of Reconstruction in the United States; Jay Barth, the political climate in Reconstruction Arkansas; Ken Barnes, political violence in Reconstruction Arkansas; Col. Damon Cluck, military operations and militia in Reconstruction Arkansas; Blake Wintory, black legislators in Reconstruction Arkansas; Tom DeBlack, the Brooks-Baxter War; and Rodney Waymon Harris, the rise of the Redeemers and post-Reconstruction politics.

The Old State House Museum is an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage. More information on it and the seminar is available online at oldstatehouse.com.