By: Justin Worthing ~Staff Writer~ Yale University history professor John Merriman will speak in the Conaton Board Room about the 1871 massacre of the Paris Commune. The topic will cover the subject material of his new book “Massacre: The Life and Death of the Paris Commune,” which will be released on Dec. 9. Merriman’s talk, which will take place on Nov. 6, will focus on the municipal council organized by Parisians in 1871 for the purpose of self-governance. Many Parisians disapproved of the national government, especially at the end of the Franco-Prussian War, and instead allowed the Commune to rule … Continue reading Yale professor to hold lecture at Xavier