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    On Great Fields

    Historian Ronald White talked about Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, an unlikely Civil War General who became a hero of the 1863 Union victory in Gettysburg. This event was part the 2023 Lincoln…

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    Admirals Farragut and Nimitz

    Historian Craig Symonds talked about the similarities and differences in leadership between Civil War Admiral David Farragut and World War II-era Admiral Chester Nimitz. This event was part …

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    Black Life After Emancipation

    Historians Jake Friefeld, Brian Mitchell, and John Rodrigue talked about how the nation moved from the Emancipation Proclamation to the 13th Amendment and what life was like for African Amer…

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    Remembering the Civil War Dead

    Historians Allen Guelzo, Michelle Krowl, Dana Shoaf, Melissa Winn, and Jonathan White discussed soldiers and civilians who died in the Civil War. This event was part the 2023 Lincoln Forum h…

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    Life and Legacy of President Abraham Lincoln

    Pastimes Productions executive co-producers Doris Kearns Goodwin and Beth Laski talked about their recent miniseries on Abraham Lincoln’s life. This event was part the 2023 Lincoln Forum hel…

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    African American Feelings Toward Abraham Lincoln

    Historians Edna Greene Medford and Matthew Norman discussed African Americans feelings toward President Abraham Lincoln during his presidency. This event was part the 2023 Lincoln Forum held…

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    The Lincoln Miracle

    Historian Edward Achorn talked about the 1860 Republican convention and how unlikely Abraham Lincoln was as a political nominee. This event was part the 2023 Lincoln Forum held in Gettysburg…

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    2023 Lincoln Forum - Transatlantic Slave Trade During Lincoln's Presidency

    Historian Jonathan White talked about how even though the slave trade was outlawed, it persisted through the 1860s. He describes some of the slave traders who were prosecuted during Abraham …

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    2023 Lincoln Forum - Lincoln as a Communicator

    Historians Edward Achorn, Joseph Fornieri, Ronald White, Harold Holzer, and Erin Carlson Mast discussed President Abraham Lincoln as a communicator and shaper of public opinion. This event w…

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    Black Laws in Antebellum Illinois

    Historian Kate Masur talked about the fight for African American freedom and equality, from the Revolutionary War to Reconstruction, with a focus on Black Laws in antebellum Illinois. This e…

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    Lincoln and the American Founding

    Historian Lucas Morel argued that Abraham Lincoln was greatly influenced by his reading of documents and papers of the Founding Fathers. This program was part of the Lincoln Forum’s annual m…

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    2022 Lincoln Forum - Photo of Lincoln at Gettysburg

    Historian Christopher Oakley talked about how he used 3D technology with period photographs to reveal where Lincoln stood when he delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863. The Lincoln Forum …

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    Ends of War

    University of Virginia Center for Civil War History director Caroline Janney examined military and political uncertainty in the weeks following the end of the Civil War in 1865. This program…

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    2022 Lincoln Forum - Lincoln and African Americans

    Author Jonathan White discussed how President Lincoln’s unprecedented welcoming of African Americans to the White House transformed the trajectory of race relations in the United States. The…

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    2022 Lincoln Forum - Lincoln and the Democrats

    Historians explored President Lincoln’s relationship with Democrats during the Civil War. The Lincoln Forum in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, hosted this event.

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    2022 Lincoln Forum - Rep. Benjamin Butler and Reconstruction

    Historian Elizabeth Leonard discussed Benjamin Butler, who served as a congressman and chair for the House Committee on Reconstruction after the Civil War. The Lincoln Forum in Gettysburg, P…

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    2022 Lincoln Forum - White Supremacy and Lincoln Assassination

    Author John Rhodehamel argued that John Wilkes Booth’s primary motivation for assassinating Lincoln was white supremacy, acting in response to the president’s commitment to emancipation and …

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    2022 Lincoln Forum - Salmon Chase

    Author Walter Stahr discussed Salmon Chase, President Lincoln’s Secretary of the Treasury and his rival for the Republican Presidential nomination in 1860. The Lincoln Forum in Gettysburg, P…

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    2022 Lincoln Forum - Civil War Financing

    Historians Roger Lowenstein and Frank Williams discussed how the Lincoln administration employed economic innovations to fund the Civil War. The Lincoln Forum in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, ho…

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    2022 Lincoln Forum - Lincoln's Notebook

    Historians discussed previously unpublished writings from a notebook President Lincoln kept in 1858 as a campaign aid to long-time friend and legislative candidate Capt. James Brown. The Lin…

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