College of DuPage Hosts Excellence in History Presentation April 17

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By Mike McKissackCollege of DuPage will host a free presentation, “A Forgotten Hero: American Journalist
Januarius MacGahan and His Crusade for Bulgarian Freedom, 1876 - 1878,” on Monday,
April 17, as part of the 23rd annual Carter D. Carroll Excellence in History Awards
ceremony. The presentation will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Health and Science
Center (HSC), Room 1234, on the College's main campus, 425 Fawell Blvd. in Glen Ellyn.This event is free and open to the public.During the presentation, COD and New Bulgarian School history professor Kamelia Popova
will discuss the history of American journalist Januarius MacGahan and his investigation
into and reporting of the massacre of Bulgarian civilians by Turkish soldiers and
irregular volunteers in 1876, the resulting public outrage in Europe. MacGahan’s reporting
played a major role in preventing Britain from supporting Turkey in the Russo–Turkish
War of 1877–78, which eventually led to Bulgaria gaining independence from the Ottoman
Empire. The presentation will include a special appearance by Frederic Lumas, great-great-grandson
of MacGahan.Prior to the presentation, the College will recognize this year’s winners of the Carter
D. Carroll Excellence in History award. Since its inception in 1994, the award has
honored students for excellence in writing achievement in the field of history. Professor
Carter D. Carroll was a founding faculty member at COD who taught history at the College
for more than two decades.For more information, please contact John Paris at (630) 942-2064 or parisj@cod.edu.



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