Mount Desert Islander advances virtual talk featuring Singleton
The Mount Desert Islander advanced an upcoming virtual talk about symbols that reinforce racism, such as Confederate flags and monuments honoring leaders of the Confederacy, at which Seth Singleton, an adjunct and libra professor of international relations at the University of Maine, will speak. Singleton will discuss “how others have tried to confront the sins and symbols of their history, and why historical ghosts are never quite laid to rest, with tales from Russia, Vietnam, China and South Africa,” according to the report. The Jesup Memorial Library will host the talk at 7 p.m. July 14. The session will also feature discussions from Fred Benson, who served in the U.S. Army in senior positions with the offices of the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Army; and Nathaniel “Nat” Fenton, a former lawyer who teaches at Acadia Senior College. Anyone interested in attending can register on the library’s website.