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The Crowder College History Symposium presents Dr. Michael Powers! His lecture will continue the History Symposium series of speakers on October 24 at 6pm in the Wright Conference Center (601 Laclede Ave., Neosho, MO 64850).
Dr. Powers Lecture Topic: "Burke and Capitán Imboden: The Workings of a Community of Confederate Veterans in Central America."
His talk will examine the ways former Confederates living in Honduras in the late 19th century participated in coup d'états and political maneuverings while also striving to become leading industrialists. While filibusters and banana companies have been widely studied, Dr. Powers sheds light on a more unexplored yet fascinating era wherein Southerners attempted to form a community as capitalist politicos in the rough and tumble world of Central America.
About Dr. Powers: Michael Shane Powers earned his Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas. He is an Assistant Professor in the Dr. Arnoldo De León Department of History at Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas. His research focuses on reciprocal links between the Gulf South and Latin America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. When not employed in scholarly pursuits, Dr. Powers enjoys fishing and watching sports.
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Crowder College is sponsoring this program in partnership with the Missouri Humanities and with support from the Missouri Humanities Trust Fund.
Date and Time
Thursday Oct 24, 2024
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CDTOctober 24th at 6pm
Location
Wright Conference Center (Crowder College, Farber Hall, 601 Laclede Ave., Neosho, MO 64850).
Fees/Admission
Free and open to the public!
Contact Information
Dr. Denna Clymer, Social Science Division Chair
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