Location: Hubbard Hall, Room 211

The Department of History invites you to its Fall 2025 lecture. On Thursday, Sept. 25, Dr. Scott Ellsworth, Teaching Professor in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan will lecture over his latest book "Midnight on the Potomac: The Last Year of the Civil War, the Lincoln Assassination, and the Rebirth of America," published through Random House in July 2025.

This event is free and open to the public. 

The lecture will be in Hubbard Hall 211 and begins at 6 p.m., but doors open at 5:30 p.m.

You may purchase a copy of the book through our evening's partner, Watermark Books & Café at  https://watermarkbooks.com/book/9780593475614.