A cross-departmental initiative inspired by the National Civil War Project commemorating this year’s 150th anniversary of the war’s conclusion.

Wednesday, April 1, 12 pm: “Remaking American Liberty: Race and Due Process from Abolitionism to Civil War,” colloquium by Kate Masur, Andrews Fellow, Hutchins Center; Associate Professor of History and African American Studies, Northwestern University. Presented by Hutchins Center for African and African American Research. Barker Center for the Humanities, 12 Quincy St. Admission free; information: 617.495.8508.

Saturday, April 4-Thursday, May 7: Deep Wounds, large-scale, site-specific interactive installation by artist Brian Knep exploring the universal challenge of unfinished healing and reconciliation. Commissioned and presented by Office for the Arts at Harvard Public Art Program. Memorial Hall, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge. Hours: Monday-Friday, 10-6 pm; Saturday and Sunday, 12-6 pm (except April 5 and 19). Opening reception Monday, April 6, 4 pm. Admission free; information: 617.495.8676.
 
Saturday, April 4, 8 pm: “A Measure of Devotion: Bearing Witness to the Civil War,” featuring Harvard Glee Club and Radcliffe Choral Society performing the world premiere of The Field by John Muehleisen, and other works. Presented in association with the "Harvard and Slavery: Seeking a Forgotten History" project directed by Sven Beckert, Laird Bell Professor of History. Sanders Theatre, Memorial Hall, 45 Quincy St. Information and tickets: 617.496.2222.
 
Monday, April 6, 2:30 pm: “Slavery, Dissent, Reconciliation: Harvard Histories,” public conversation about Harvard’s relationship to the many legacies and memories of the Civil War with Deep Wounds artist Brian Knep, Sven Beckert (Harvard University), Kellie Carter Jackson (Hunter College) and Salamishah Tillet (University of Pennsylvania), moderated by Timothy Patrick McCarthy (Harvard University). Presented by Office for the Arts at Harvard, Hutchins Center for African and African American Research and Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. Sanders Theatre, Memorial Hall. Admission free; information: 617.495.8676.
 
“Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad,” the Nathan Huggins Lectures sponsored by Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, delivered by Professor Eric Foner, Columbia University: 
Tuesday, April 7, 4 pm, “Rethinking the Underground Railroad”
Wednesday, April 8, 5:30 pm: “The Record of Fugitives”
Barker Center for the Humanities, 12 Quincy St. Admission free; information: 617.495.8508.

Friday, April 10, 11 am: Up-Close Seminar: “The Civil War in American Art,” led by curator Ethan Lasser and conservator Penley Knipe. Art Study Center, Level 4, Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St. Free with Museums’ admission, registration recommended: 617.495.1440.

Tuesday, April 28, 7pm: Staged reading of Four Harriets, new play by Timothy Patrick McCarthy chronicling the personal, political, and literary lives of four abolitionist women. Co-sponsored by Carr Center for Human Rights at Harvard Kennedy School and “A.R.T. of Human Rights” series. Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St. Admission free,tickets required; information: 617.547.8300.

For more information, visit the Harvard Civil War Project web page.