My name is Jonathan White and ill the vice chair of the Lincoln Forum. Our final speaker this morning is brian dirck. Hes a professor of history at Anderson University in indiana. He is the author of numerous books on Abraham Lincoln, imagining america, lincoln in indiana and others. His subjects probe some of the most interesting and relevant topics in lincolns life and he has won awards for his work including the best book on lincoln published in 2007. He had the opportunity to travel to seoul where he addressed the korean Abraham Lincoln society. I know. Id like to hear more about that. How can i get on that gravy train . Today he will talk to us about his new book the black heavens a review at civil war monitor states students of the 16th president will want to add this concise thought provoking and sensitively written volume to their book shelves. Please join me in welcoming brian dirck. [ applause ] well, hello, everybody. Its good to be here. It really is. I wanted to thank you
Including one from the new york civil war roundtable. He recently had the opportunity to travel to seoul, korea were he addressed the korean Abraham Lincoln society. I know i would like to hear more about that. [laughter] how can i get on the gravy train question mark [laughter] today, he will talk to us about his new book, Abraham Lincoln and death which was published earlier this year. A review at civil war monitor states students of the 16th president will want to add this concise, sensitively written volume to their bookshelves created please join me in welcoming brian dirck. [laughter] [applause] it is good to be here. Dirck its good to see old friends. Fred i know you are here somewhere. Meeting lots of wonderful people. You are heroes. You are all heroes to a group of students at Anderson University who are getting tomorrow off because i am here. [laughter] they love the lincoln form. No, dr. Dark, have fun. We will struggle through without you. Any of thenvolved in lincoln form
Our final speaker this morning is brian dirck. Brian is a professor of history at Anderson University in indiana. He is the author of numerous books on Abraham Lincoln including lincoln and davis, imagining america, lincoln the lawyer, lincoln and the constitution, Abraham Lincoln and White America and lincoln and indiana. His subjects probed some of the most interesting and relevant topics in lincolns life and he has won awards for his work including one from the new york civil war roundtable. He recently had the opportunity to travel to seoul, where he addressed the korean Abraham Lincoln society. I know i would like to hear more about that. [laughter] how can i get on the gravy train . [laughter] today, he will talk to us about Abraham Lincoln and death which was published earlier this year. A review at civil war monitor states students of the 16th president will want to add this concise, thoughtprovoking and sensitively written volume to their bookshelves created please join me in
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
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