Teachers gather at the Byrne-Reed House for the "American Writing on the Civil War" workshop.

Randall Fuller, Chapman Professor of English at the University of Tulsa, speaks about how the Civil War transformed American literature.

Randall Fuller leads a discussion of two Walt Whitman poems dealing with the Civil War.

Coleman Hutchison, associate professor of English at The University of Texas at Austin, shares insights on literature about the Civil War written in the twentieth century, such as poetry by Robert Lowell and Natasha Trethewey.

Coleman Hutchison and teachers analyze Flannery O'Connor's short story "A Late Encounter with the Enemy," about a 104-year-old Civil War veteran.

Daina Ramey Berry, associate professor of history at The University of Texas at Austin, gives a presentation on the life and achievements of Frederick Douglass.

Daina Ramey Berry leads a discussion of Frederick Douglass's writing, including an open letter to his former master written on the tenth anniversary of his escape from slavery.

Evan Carton, the Joan Negley Kelleher Centennial Professor of Rhetoric and Composition at The University of Texas at Austin, gives a talk entitled "Nature, God, and Mankind's Opinions: Henry David Thoreau, John Brown, and Abraham Lincoln with Respect to the Law."

Evan Carton examines the writings of Henry David Thoreau, John Brown, and Abraham Lincoln with a small group of teachers.