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Looking for Lincoln: In His Time and Ours
February 9, 2009
Adam Gopnik writer, The New Yorker
Allen Carl Guelzo professor, Civil War era studies, Gettysburg College
David W. Blight professor, American history, Yale University
David Ellwood dean, Kennedy School of Government
Drew Gilpin Faust 28th president, Harvard University
Henry Louis Gates Jr. director, Du Bois Institute, Harvard
John Stauffer professor, English, Harvard
Tony Kushner playwright, screenwriter

A panel moderated by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard University Professor and Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Studies, discusses President Abraham Lincoln's emancipation of the slaves, his ability to lead the Union during the Civil War, and his personal qualities.

Questions centered on Lincoln, ranging from his humility in leadership to his manipulation of others.

Culture & Identity | History | Politics & Public Affairs
Abraham Lincoln | African American | American government | Andrew Jackson | Economics | emancipation proclamation | Human Rights | Law & Criminal Justice | Military & Warfare | North American | Race | race relations | racism | reconstruction | Skip Gates | Slavery
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