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Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War

Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War

Sept. 4-Oct. 16, 2015

Program Schedule

Opening Reception
Sept. 10, 7 p.m., West Reading Room
Liberty, Security, History: Lessons from Lincoln in the Civil War

Keynote speaker: Lynne Curry, professor of history

Sept. 14, 4:30 p.m., Witters Conference Room 4440
Mary Lincoln in History and Memory

Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz, assistant professor of history
Cayla Wagner, honors student in history

Sept. 17, 4 p.m., Witters Conference Room 4440
Dred Scott and the Road to the 14th Amendment

Grant Sterling, associate professor of philosophy

Sept. 23, 3:30 p.m., Witters Conference Room 4440
Congressman Abraham Lincoln and Senator Barack Obama:
The Evolution in War Powers from Congress to the White House

Ryan Hendrickson, professor of political science and interim dean of the Graduate School

Sept. 29, 4 p.m., Witters Conference Room 4440
Constitutional Issues of Access to Education: Land-Grant Universities and Teacher Colleges after Lincoln

Debra Reid, professor of history

Oct. 1, 7 p.m., West Reading Room
The Anti-Slavery Movement in Black and White

Jeanne Schultz Angel, Illinois Humanities Council Road Scholar

Meet Harriet Tubman

Kathryn Harris, retired director of library services, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

Oct. 6, 4:30 p.m., Coleman Hall Auditorium, Room 1255
Panel Discussion: Abraham Lincoln, Race, and Slavery

Moderator: Lynne Curry, professor of history
Panelists: Terry Barnhart, professor of history
Charles Foy, associate professor of history
Mark Hubbard, professor of history
Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz, assistant professor of history
Malgorzata Rymsza-Pawlowska, assistant professor of history

Oct. 8, 7 p.m., West Reading Room
A Visit With the Lincolns

B.F. and Dorothy McClerren, Lincoln presenters

Oct. 9, 3-4 p.m., Marvin Foyer
Meet the Lincolns

B.F. and Dorothy McClerren, portraying Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln, will greet guests and pose for pictures for this Family Weekend activity. Photos will be sent to students electronically. Root beer floats will be served.