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Public Speaking

In addition to being a living historian, Jack is a public speaker at as many as 12 schools each year. He has been a radio guest on 76 shows across the United States. His schedule this year includes:

All 15 Pickett’s Gamecocks events (See schedule)
Virginia Run Elementary School
Oak Hill Colonial Days
Fox Mill Elementary School
Chesapeake Civil War Weekend (September 11 & 12)

Three additional events are pending in the late summer and early fall. A sample of his topics include:

Afro-Confederates
Right of Secession & the War’s Causes
It Wasn’t a Lost Cause - Chances for Southern Victory

To schedule an appearance call (703) 335-1838 or send an email to support@ConfederateStories.com

SAMPLE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

1. Why would you write a book showing support for a black man who fought for the South in the Civil War?
2. What is your position on the current issue about flying the Confederate flag?
3. Why do you say that 90 percent of Confederate soldiers fought for reasons different than maintaining the right to own slaves?
4. How many (if any) black confederate soldiers were there?
5. How have African Americans responded to your book?
6. What can you tell us about the role women played to support the soldiers during the Civil War?
7. You say that the reason the Civil War began, and the reason people North and the South fought are two very different things. Why did the war start, and why did they fight?
8. How much research did you do before writing this book?
9. How has the academic community responded to your book?
10. Are you writing any other books?

    

	"Reconstructed Yankee" Review
		"Maples has done scrupulous research, and it shows in this well-written and powerful novel, which will appeal to Civil War buffs and historical fiction readers." — Kathleen Hughes American Library Association