Urbana University Hosts Brown Bag Luncheon with Presentation by Dr. Michael Rhyne

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March 10, 2010

   URBANA, Ohio (March 10, 2010) - The public is invited to an Urbana University Brown Bag Luncheon to listen to a presentation by Dr. J. Michael Rhyne, assistant professor of history, on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 from noon - 1:00 p.m. in the Moore Conference room, the lower level of the Student Center.  You may bring your own lunch or purchase items at the White Family Grill on the main level of the Student Center.

Dr. Rhyne's topic is "Raising the 'Sable Arm': Ohio's 'Colored Troops' and the Black Military Experience in the Civil War;" an overview of the experience of Ohio's black soldiers during the Civil War era. He will share his extensive research into the culture and history of this subject matter. Dr. Rhyne previously made this presentation at the Champaign County Historical Society at the end of January. If you did not have an opportunity to hear this presentation at that time, you are welcome to enjoy this "repeat performance."