ideas around which america is built, it was abraham lincoln. politicians recognized the power that his name still has and use it. and that vision of lincoln s of a generous, inclusive america has driven this country for more than 200 years. president lincoln not only understood the heartbreak of his country, he also understood the cost of sacrifice. abraham lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation. the president said, and i quote, if my name ever goes down into history, it will be for this act, and my whole soul is in it. my whole soul is in it. generations of black people named their children lincoln, because lincoln freed the slaves. but it s a lot more complicated than that. a lot of people think lincoln was a fiery opponent of slavery from the day he was born, and that s not quite true. turns out that a great way to put down the rebellion is to yank the enslaved africans out from under his enemies. and the guy really was freeing the slaves, hope thanks
this statue? we are all chicagoans. i am going to shame you a little bit, you should know what may be the best sculpture of lincoln from the 19th century, linkin park. lincoln park. there is free admission there. aep outside next time, it is amazing sculpture. it is called the standing lincoln. but we will get back to this. i love this material. he sso moved by lincoln, his error his era. i am in love with his body there are lots of things to say about his photographs. i do not dress up like abraham lincoln, even though i am tall and thin my came. maybe one day. thatg said that, i realize public history or formative history or living history is really important. lincoln actors have a wonderful place in history. we have one of them and our history department. i used to give lots of talks like this in the state of illinois leading up to his bicentennial, the bicentennial of the birth of lincoln back of abraham lincoln in art andin 2009. he was born in 1809. illinois
the 19th century in linkin park are behind the chicago history museum. just like the fact that you have free admission to the arts institute, you also have free admission to the chicago history museum. step outside and look at the fantastic sculpture. the man or the standing lincoln. we will get back to this. i love this material. i am so moved by lincoln and by his era and by the art and imagery about him. i know it sounds creepy. i m in love with his body. withll see in photographs him there is a lot to say. i know i am old and thin and tall. i do not just of like abraham lincoln. maybe one day. realizeaid that, i public history or performative history or living history is really, really important. actors have a real important place in the way we understand history. if you re interested in that, we have a wonderful scholar in the history department whose specialty that is. i used to give talks like this in the state of illinois. in 1809. born afound out that illinois is hug
ah gus tuss saint gaudin. it is called the standing lincoln. we will get back to this. i love this material. i got to tell you, i am so moved by lincoln and by his era and by the art and imagery about him, the photographs of him. i know it sounds creepy, i m in love with his body, and we ll see in photographs of him there s lots to say. by the way, i know i m kind of like old and thin and tall, but i do not dress up like abraham lincoln. maybe one day. but, you know, having said that, you know, i realize public history or performance history or living history is really, really important. lincoln enactors have an important place in the way we understand history. so if you re interested in that, we have a wonderful scholar, amy tyson, in the history department whose specialty that is. i used to give lots of talks like this around the state of illinois in the years leading up to lincoln s buy centennial, bicentennial of his birth in 2009. he was born in 1809. i found out that il
a single painting or photograph. his class is about 70 minutes. do you recognize this? do you recognize this statue? we re all chicagoans. i m going to shame you a little bit. we should know. it s, like, maybe the best sculpture of lincoln from the 19th century, and it s in lincoln park, right behind the chicago history museum. and just like the fact that you have free admission to the art institute, you also have free admission to chicago history museum. step outside next time and take a look. this is a fantastic sculpture by augustus saint-gaudens. lincoln, the man, or the standing lincoln is what it s called. but we ll get back to this. i love this material. i got to tell you. i am so moved by lincoln and by his era and by the art and imagery about him, photographs of him. i know it sounds creepy. i m in love with his body. and we ll snow photographs of him, there s lots to say. and by the way, i know i m, like, old and thin and tall. i did not dress up like abraham linc