The Charleston Historical Society will co-sponsor its next lecture and a book signing at the Karpeles Manuscript Museum at 68 Spring Street on Thursday, August 29, 2013, at 7:00 PM. The lecture, entitled, “America’s Longest Siege: Charleston, Slavery, and the Slow March toward Civil War”will be presented by Dr. Joseph Kelly.

This lecture is based on his recently published book on the same topic. The lecture is free and open to the public. Joe Kelly teaches modern British literature, Irish literature, composition, biography and autobiography, Honors western civilization.

For more information about this lecture and all future lectures, call Stephen White at the Charleston Historical Society at (843) 723-3398, or at the Karpeles Museum at (843) 853-4651.