1863: The Civil War And The Fight For Freedom, A 150th Anniversary Conference
Sunday, 01/26/2013, 02:00 pm – 06:00 pm
HistoryMiami
101 W. Flagler Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
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Join members of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation (ALBF) for a
one-day special event.
Keynote address: “Concepts of Freedom and War: Abraham Lincoln and
‘Stonewall’ Jackson†presented by noted Civil War scholar James I.
Robertson, Jr., who served for more than four decades as professor of
history at Virginia Tech.
Q&A: moderated by Antonio Mora, anchor for CBS4 and ALBF board member
Panel Discussion: “The Emancipation Proclamation at 150: The Story of
Freedom in the Steven Spielberg Era†moderated by Harold Holzer, ALBF
Chairman and author of 43 books, including the recent Emancipating Lincoln:
The Emancipation Proclamation in Text, Context, and Memory (2012) and
Lincoln: How Abraham Lincoln Ended Slavery in America (2012), the official
young adult companion book to the Steven Spielberg film.
Reception to follow. No RSVP required.
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
