Scholars and authors from as far away as England and as close as Chapel Hill will discuss aspects of the Civil War in a free public symposium Saturday, March 29, at UNC.

Topics will range from the British view of Robert E. Lee to Hollywood's depiction of the war, secession and slavery. The event will take place in Room 111 Carroll Hall on the UNC campus beginning with a morning reception at 8:15 a.m. The symposium is free and open to the public; no registration is necessary.

The event is presented in honor of Alan Stephenson, donor of the Stephenson Chair in Civil War History at UNC, and is co-sponsored by the Curriculum in Peace, War, and Defense, the Center for the Study of the American South, and the Department of History.

The schedule includes:

• 8:15 a.m.: reception.
• 8:30 a.m.: William Barney, UNC, "Rush to Disaster: Secession and the Slaves' Revenge."
• 9:40 a.m.: Joan Waugh, UCLA, "The Troubled Legacy of U.S. Grant."
• 10:50 a.m.: Brian Holden Reid, King's College, "Robert E. Lee: The British View."
• 1:10 p.m.: Joseph T. Glatthaar, UNC, "The Army of Northern Virginia and the Narrowing Margin of Error."
• 2:20 p.m.: Gary W. Gallagher, University of Virginia, "Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten: Hollywood and the Civil War Since 'Glory.'"