Dr. Rev.

In the post Civil War Era, a group of Progressive Shakers developed a women’s rights platform based on their religious beliefs of the duality of God, celibacy, and dual government.  

This April our lecture series continues with Morehead State University senior, Taylor Bishop, and his analysis of the Battle of Tebbs Bend where a small force of 200 untried men held their own against an enemy more than double their size.

The New World was viewed as a haven for many who faced persecution in Europe, including Puritans, French Huguenots, and Spanish Jews. This lecture will familiarize you with the challenges these groups faced in Europe and the religious freedom

By exploring American colonists’ consumption of and beliefs about corn, this lecture reveals how corn was a powerful political symbol that English colonists and early United States citizens used to establish an independent national identity.

The state of Kentucky played a vital role in both industrial/resource contribution and manpower during World War II. This lecture will focus on Kentucky’s economic contributions in the areas of coal and alcohol for explosives, as well as its

By exploring American colonists’ drinking habits, this lecture reveals how and why tea (and other beverages like rum) were central to the colonial conflicts that resulted in the American Revolution.