Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass

Oct 3, 2009

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission the National Town Halls Series Lincoln, Douglass and the Transformative Power of Words Town Hall Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Northeastern University, Curry Student Center Ballroom, 340 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 10am-12:30pm www.abrahamlincoln200.org The Town Hall discusses the .. Read More

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission the National Town Halls Series Lincoln, Douglass and the Transformative Power of Words Town Hall Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Northeastern University, Curry Student Center Ballroom, 340 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 10am-12:30pm www.abrahamlincoln200.org The Town Hall discusses the role education played in the lives of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass and encourages people of all ages to rededicate themselves to personal, community and national educational goals. The event will feature presentations from young people inspired by the speeches and writings of Lincoln and Douglass as well as a panel of celebrated leaders from academia and the arts. Panelists: · Hill Harper, Actor (CSI: NY) and author of Letters to a Young Brother: MANifest Your Destiny, Letters to a Young Sister: DeFINE Your Destiny, The Conversation: How Black Men and Women Can Build Trusting Relationships - Due 9/09) · Special Guest Speaker: Dr. Carol R. Johnson, Superintendent Boston Public Schools · John Stauffer, Harvard professor, author of Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln · Gary Ross, writer/director (Pleasantville, Seabiscuit, The Tale of Despereux). · Moderator: Peniel Joseph, Tufts University-Professor of History, author of Waiting ‘Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America Robin Chandler, Director, Northeastern University Women’s Studies Program & Associate Professor of African American Studies, artist, poet and writer Gloribell Mota, Boston community activist and candidate for state representative (East Boston).

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