is the site where president lincoln was assassinated by john wilkes booth. as he sat in a theater with a play running. the play running at the time was our american cousin. president lincoln died the next day across the street at the peterson boardling house. ford s is now a working theater as well as a national historic site. he current play running is 110 in the shade. while we wait, let s take a ook at today s speakers. lincoln, african americans, and the emancipation struggle. and :35 the book lincoln the problem of reconstruction. there will be a midday break for lunch at approximately 1:55 p.m. we ll hear stacy mcdormant on mary lincoln s life and legacy. at 3:05 thomas carson on incoln s ethics. at 3:55 all of today s speakers will participate in a closing panel. what you re looking at there is the box where abraham lincoln was sitting the night that he was shot. the president apparently enjoyed theater and was attending a performance of our american cousin at the ti
than for the fact with the conflict all but behind him, lincoln was looking forward in more ways than one to human a war-torn nation. three days later, the president would fall to an assassin s bullet and the promise of a gentler reconstruction would go unfulfilled. in his current work titled, lincoln s last speech: wartime reconstruction and the crisis of reunion, dr. lewis masur performs skillful surgery on mr. lincoln s final address. he analyzes reconstruction in all of its conceptual iterations from the earliest days of the war to the end of lincoln s presidency and his life. then, in his epilogue, he cites, no less a person than frederick douglass stating how reconstruction would have evolved, had lincoln lived. it is a what if situation pondered by ackerman dish and medicians, but seldom in such a reader-friendly context. i was remembering when the late professor william lee miller, who was never a fan of what if s, talked about the time during the civil rights era
a recent symposium about the president s life, career and legacy. he is the author of lincoln s last speech this lecture took place at ford s theatre and is about 50 minutes. on a rainy night of april 11 1865, president lincoln addressed a crowd for the last time. the speech was remarkably less for his oratorical qualities, stylistically, it was far from his best. than for the fact with the conflict all but behind him, lincoln was looking forward in more ways than one to human a a war-tornng nation. three days later, the president would fall to an assassin s bullet and the promise of a gentler reconstruction would go unfulfilled. in his current work titled, lincoln s last speech: wartime reconstruction and the crisis of reunion, dr. lewis masur analyzes reconstruction in all of its iterations from the earliest days of the war to the end of lincoln s presidency and his life. then, in his epilogue, he cites, no less a person than frederick douglass stating how reconstru
of the local polish man. for months now there s been a video showing how kelly thomas was beaten and detained by police officers before his death. the latest on the case later in the shower. it s monday the summer sack and five p m in washington dc and the camo pattern and or watching her knee while starting off the news this hour in federal district court in san francisco with hearing the case today of the hand with in fruit or move her name from a terror watch list for over eight years now less than even the teacher name on it almost impossible to get off of stanford university phd student raw honey over at me not him if he was boarding a flight home to malaysia from the san francisco international airport in two thousand five when authorities arrested her they told her she was on the terror watch list. when angelina says even he was allowed to travel again understood ninety was for the first in the cell was revoked. i knew what s the evidence loving answer is unclear at th
were killed, but more than 50 others were wounded. many of them in critical condition. in what president obama has called an act of terrorism, and hate. just after 2:00 this morning it was last call for drinks at the pulse nightly club, popular among gay community when signs of gun fire rang out above the music. a lone gunman, 29-year-old omar mateen, made his way into the club. oh my god dude. a massive barrage of gun fire was exchanged with law enforcement and pierced the quiet of downtown orlando. today president obama says the entire country stands with the people of florida. today as americans we grieve the brutal murder the horrific massacre of dozens of innocent people. we pray for their families whoir who are grasping for answers with open hearts. armed with an ar 15 semi automatic rifle, and a handgun, mateen was armed with what could have been a explosive device. turned into a tense hostage situation. this mother came looking for her son. i don t know wh