Macoupin County Civil War Round Table meeting

Corporate executive and entrepreneur Sameer Somal will address the group. He has spoken to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, New York State Bar Association and IBM. Somal's areas of expertise include artificial intelligence, international law, information technology and Abraham Lincoln. His talk is titled, “Laughing Through the Darkness: Lincoln’s Humor in the Civil War.” Somal will show how Lincoln used humor to lighten heavy situations, steady himself and deliver difficult truths. The meeting will start with a meet and greet at 1:30pm. The public is invited. The talk will begin at 2 p.m. and include refreshments.