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In September NPR Morning Edition’s Steve Inskeep spoke at the Mary and James Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series, presented by the UIS Center for Lincoln Studies. Author of the book “Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America,” Inskeep shared insight into Lincoln and the lessons we can apply to today’s political climate.
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In the home of Lincoln, it may seem as though we know all there is to know about Honest Abe. Recently, The Center for Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois Springfield held the 2023 Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture: Abraham Lincoln and Digital Humanities, which discussed mysteries of Lincoln’s time. The lecture featured Dr. Michelle Krowl, a Civil War and Reconstruction specialist at the Library of Congress, and Christopher Oakley, professor of animation at the University of North Carolina Asheville as well as former Disney and DreamWorks animator.
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New director of the UIS Center for Lincoln Studies, Jacob Friefeld, joins Community Voices to discuss plans for the center including its annual event the Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture
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Michael Burlingame, professor of History and Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois Springfield follows up his book on Mary Todd Lincoln and her marriage with Abraham, An American Marriage, with this book looking as how Lincoln's relationships with African-Americans influenced his racial views, The Black Man's President.
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Michael Burlingame, professor of History and Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois Springfield follows up his book on Mary Todd Lincoln and her marriage with Abraham, An American Marriage, with this book looking as how Lincoln's relationships with African-Americans influenced his racial views, The Black Man's President.
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Abraham Lincoln's use of the founding principles of the U.S. to support equal rights is part of the discussion of the 2020 UIS Beaumont Endowed UIS Lincoln Legacy Lecture. Revisiting last year's presentation in preparation for the October 16, 2021 event on Lincoln & Anti-Racism.
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Our Cause Is Just is produced by local Lincoln College students in collaboration with the Lincoln Heritage Museum and animates a rare collection of family letters.
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The opening ceremony and first panel of the UIS Center for Lincoln Studies. Anne Moseley, acting director and UIS Chancellor Karen Whitney cut the ribbon.…