That evening lincoln and his aides discuss their next move. So it would be incredibly nerveracking to think about the debate they had, about what to do in that circumstance. Do they just leave . Does he carry on . They actually suggest that he disguise himself, that he wear different kinds of clothing. He doesnt want to do that. What president wants to arrive in the National Capital for his inauguration as though he was afraid . Reluctantly, lincoln agrees. For additional security, he travels on an unmarked train. Still, hes taking a huge risk. He has to go through baltimore where known confederate sympathizers are lying in wait. The threat to his life is very real at that moment. Lincoln makes it to the capital. He escapes the assassins plot, for now. Inauguration day dawns on a chilly washington. And its a chill that comes not so much from the weather as from the anxiety that something desperate is going to be attempted. The army is lined up along pennsylvania avenue in case of attac
we re going to have a wonderful panel featuring these folks on the the panel will address lincoln, race and citizenship and on that end, on my right, brian mitchell is he s the new director of research and interpretation at the abraham lincoln presidential library and museum. he was previously an associate professor of history at the university of arkansas, little rock. his most recent book is my new mental oscar dunn and his radical fight in reconstruction, louisiana. our next panelist is michael green, who serves as president of history at the university of nevada, las vegas and is the author of two important books. well received titles in the iu press. this is an essay you press book plugging the press. since i m an alumni of that school. let me see. two well-received titles in the siue press conceit concise lincoln library, lincoln and native americans. that was it. and lincoln and the election of 1860. and then turning the page. then we have james oakes who is the distin
we re going to have a wonderful panel featuring these folks on the the panel will address lincoln, race and citizenship and on that end, on my right, brian mitchell is he s the new director of research and interpretation at the abraham lincoln presidential library and museum. he was previously an associate professor of history at the university of arkansas, little rock. his most recent book is my new mental oscar dunn and his radical fight in reconstruction, louisiana. our next panelist is michael green, who serves as president of history at the university of nevada, las vegas and is the author of two important books. well received titles in the iu press. this is an essay you press book plugging the press. since i m an alumni of that school. let me see. two well-received titles in the siue press conceit concise lincoln library, lincoln and native americans. that was it. and lincoln and the election of 1860. and then turning the page. then we have james oakes who is the distin
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this moment. from their perspective, was outrageous that lincoln would bring them into white house and, in their words, treat him, treat them as equals. and so it s a very complicated moment, but that s sort of my take on it. shall we wrap it up? we should wrap it up. thank you. we re going to have a wonderful panel featuring these folks on the the panel will address lincoln, race and citizenship and on that end, on my right, brian mitchell is he s the new director of research and interpretation at the abraham lincoln presidential library and museum. he was previously an associate professor of history at the university of arkansas, little rock. his most recent book is my new mental oscar dunn and his radical fight in reconstruction, louisiana. our next panelist is michael green, who serves as president of history at the university of nevada, las vegas and is the author of two important books. well received titles in the iu press. this is an essay you press book plugging the p