Midday with Dan Rodricks 4-6-11 The Civil War

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In 10 days, the Maryland Historical Society’s Museum will open the largest exhibit in its 167-year history, devoting some 5,000 square feet to mark the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the Civil War and to use the moment to teach a new generation about the impact of the deadliest epoch in U.S. history. “Divided Voices" opens on April 16 and tells the complex and fascinating story of Maryland, a slave state that never declared secession. We’re joined by Burt Kummerow, Civil War historian and president of the Maryland Historical Society. He’ll give us the lay of the land in Maryland at the time of the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter – the first attack of the Civil War --  and what happened on Baltimore's Pratt Street one week later, on April 19, 1861. We'll also hear about The Conspirator, a new Civil War-era film, directed by Robert Redford, about an infamous Marylander, Mary Surratt.