Humanities on Demand

Aug 26 2010

Margaret Chase Smith and Cold War America

Gregory GallantHistory Camp is a one week seminar for high school students who enjoy history. Each history camp theme is related to a Maine person, historical site, or event in United States history and may be offered in collaboration with a history-related organization.

One of this year’s camps, titled “The Cold War, McCarthyism, and Margaret Chase Smith’s ‘Declaration of Conscience’ ” was held at the Margaret Chase Smith Library in Skowhegan. This podcast, Margaret Chase Smith and Cold War America was from a lecture by Gregory Gallant, Ph.D, the Director of the Margaret Chase Smith Library.

The Cold War, McCarthyism, and Margaret Chase Smith’s “Declaration of Conscience” took place June 28 – July 2, 2010 at the Margaret Chase Smith Library in Skowhegan, Maine.

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