March 31, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Join speaker David Connon at the Ottumwa Public Library on March 31, 2026, to explore the impacts propaganda had on the Civil War.
While troops fought in the South, Republicans waged a propaganda campaign in Iowa. They expertly demonized Democrats. Republicans were so successful that they controlled the state government for decades after Appomattox. David Connon will share this story, focusing on one Iowa Democrat whose name became a byword for traitor.
Ottumwa Public Library
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