Shrouded in mystery and long the subject of debate, the amazing story of Loreta Velazquez, Confederate soldier turned Union spy, is one of the Civil War’s most gripping forgotten narratives. A Cuban immigrant from New Orleans, Velazquez was one of the estimated 1000 women who secretly served as soldiers during the American Civil War. Who was she? Why did she fight? And what made her so dangerous that she has been virtually erased from history? Please join us at the CSRC for a special screening of this award-winning documentary about a woman, a myth, and the politics of national memory.Followed by Q&A with writer-director-producerMaría Agui Carter and Maylei Blackwell, Associate Professor of Chicana/o Studies and Gender StudiesThursday, April 2, 20155:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.CSRC Library – 144 Haines HallReception to follow Q&AFREE; no RSVP required.