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“An End to All Questions": Scandinavian Immigrants, Abolition, and the Impeachment of President Johnson

Dr. Anders Bo Rasmussen will give a talk, ""An End to All Questions": Scandinavian Immigrants, Abolition, and the Impeachment of President Johnson."

Dr. Rasmussen is an associate professor of US history at the University of Southern Denmark.

The talk will be followed by a live Q&A with the speaker. 

The lecture is part of the Lunchtime Lecture Series organized by the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, highlighting the work being done by scholars using materials in the Swenson Center library and archival collections. 

Dr. Rasmussen’s research examines transnational relations between the United States and Europe from the middle of the 19th century to the present. His current book project, For God and Country: Scandinavians, Citizenship, and American Empire, looks at transatlantic diplomacy and the history of Scandinavian immigrants before, during, and after the American Civil War.

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Free, pay-what-you-wish

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