And tim schultz, president of First Amendment partnership will discuss religious freedom laws in several states and the pushback from opponents who view laws as discriminatory. Then alex rogers with the National Journal will be on to talk about the gop president ial candidates efforts to woo unbound delegates, a process that could determine whether republicans will need to go past a first ballot at a president ial nominating convention for the first time in more than 70 years. Be sure to watch washington journal beginning live at 7 00 a. M. Eastern thursday morning. Join the discussion. Next, author and former political adviser Sidney Blumental talks about his book. He spoke at fords theater in washington. Sidney blumental, our first speaker, is a native of chicago, a ba degree and write for i alternative newspapers. He has been here since 1985. A journalist with the washington post, covering president s with reporting. He was bureau chief and contributed for the guardian and served as
D. C. , theres always something in bloom, always something to see, and hopefully always something to see that you havent seen before. Youre watching American History tv all weekend, every weekend, on cspan3. To join the conversation like us on facebook cspan history. This is American History tv on cspan3. You can watch us every saturday and sunday and on holidays, too. We bring American History cspan style. Lincoln formally abolished slavery in the United States on august 15, 1855. Next David Rubinstein and others discuss lincolns legacy and the 13th amendment 150 years later. Its about an hour and a half. Ladies and gentlemen, its now my great pleasure to introduce my friend and coauthor and a great friend of the National Constitution center, David Rubinstein. David . Yes. Good round of applause at the beginning. [ applause ] david as i said, has generously loaned us not only this magnificent copy of the 13th amendment which i hadnt seen before now, and after the show, please dont com
Stations and cspan. Org cities to her. Youre watching cspan, all we can come every weekend. This is American History tv on cspan three. You can watch us every saturday and sunday, and holidays, too. Congress passed the 13th amendment formally abolishing slavery the United States on january 31, 1865. Next we discussed lincolns legacy in the 13th amendment 150 years later. The National Constitution center in philadelphia hosted this event. It is about one hour and a half. [applause] welcome to the National Constitution center. Im the president of this wonderful institution. The National Constitution center is the only institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis. Thank you. Excellent. [laughter] weve party achieved our educational mission. In fact, we can all go home. We cant go home. We are launching a thrilling initiative. We are calling this the second founding here we are celebrating the 150th anniversary
Flows from one pure source. Within the soul of america is freedom of mind and spirit in man. There alone are the open windows through which pours the sunlight of human spirit. Here alone is Human Dignity not a dream, but an accomplishment. Perhaps it is not perfect. But it is more full of in its realization here than any other place in the world. This is American History tv on cspan3. You can watch us every saturday and sunday and on holidays too covering American History cspan style. Congress passed the 13th amendment formally abolishing slavery in the United States on january 31st 1865. Next historian alan gelzo, philanthropyist David Rubenstein and others discuss lincolns legacy and the 13th amendment 150 years later. The National Constitution center in philadelphia hosted this event. Its about an hour and a half. Ladies and gentlemen, its now my great pleasure to introduce my friend and coauthor and a great friend of the National Constitution center, David Rubenstein. David in fact
Death. [applause] good morning. Let me see what it says here. My name is douglas wilson. [laughter] im the codirector of the lincoln study center at knox college. It is my privilege to introduce the first speaker in the 2015 Abraham Lincoln institute symposium. He is a young scholar who has already earned an array of honors. He was educated at penn state where he took his bachelors degree in 2001 and at the university of maryland where he earned a masters degree in 2003 and a phd in 2008. The department of history at maryland awarded him its eb an jean smith prize in political history. He won the prize in 2010. He is already the author of several books including two lincoln titles. Abraham lincoln entries and in the and treason in the civil war, and most recently, emancipation the union army and Abraham Lincoln. More than two dozen articles have appeared under his name in scholarly journals and Popular History magazines. In 2005, he won the john t. Hubble price for the best article in