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U of I historian Vernon Burton shares highlights from the remarkable life of President Abraham Lincoln in monthly essays, which will continue through May 2009.
- Lincoln and the Founding of “Democracy’s Colleges”
September 2008 - Lincoln: America’s “First and Only Choice”
October 2008 - Picturing Lincoln
November 2008 - Putting His Politics on Paper
December 2008 - Belief in the Rule of Law
January 2009 - Taking a Stand Against Slavery
February 2009 - The Movement Toward Civil Rights
March 2009 - Political Brilliance on the Path to the Emancipation Proclamation
April 2009 - Lincoln’s Last Speech
May 2009
Digital Repository of Lincoln’s Writings
Lincoln Bicentennial Events at U of I
- October 13
- Lincoln’s Rhetorical Worlds, Professor Michael Leff
- November 11
- Lincoln Lecture, Professor Robin Blackburn