Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation
March 18 - April 30, 2010
Moye Library is one of sixty-three libraries that has been selected to host a new tour of “Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation.”
How was it that a nation founded on ideals of freedom and equality was also, from its birth, home to slavery? This traveling exhibit looks for answers to this question by tracing Abraham Lincoln’s gradual transformation of his views on slavery. This exhibition explores a series of reproductions of historical documents and period photographs of the events and ideas in Lincoln’s life that ultimately led to his 1863 Emancipation Proclamation.
Moye Library will host a series of programs related to the Civil War.
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Forever Free Schedule of Events
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Opening Reception with Civil War era music performed by MOC students |
Sunday, |
2p.m. -4p.m. |
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Lincoln: The Formative Years - lecture by Dr. Richard Kennedy |
Monday, |
7p.m. |
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Lincoln as a Political Leader - lecture by Mr. Ken Dilda |
Monday, |
7p.m. |
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Lincoln as a War Leader - lecture by Dr. Alan Lamm |
Monday, |
7p.m. |
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Lincoln's Legacy - lecture by Dr. Jerry Sheppard |
Monday, |
7p.m. |
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The Killer Angels - book discussion led by Dr. Linda Holland-Toll |
Monday, |
7p.m. |
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Stories from the Underground Railroad - talk by Ms. Meltonia Young |
Monday, |
7p.m. |
For further exhibit and special event information, please call (919) 658-4916 or (919) 658-7869. Local schools, community groups and civic organizations can contact the library to plan a visit. Individuals, school classes, and other small groups are welcome.
"Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation” has been organized by the Huntington Library, San Marino, California, and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York City, in cooperation with the American Library Association Public Programs Office. This exhibition was made possible by major grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, promoting excellence in the humanities, and the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, created by Congress and charged with planning the national celebration of Lincoln’s 200th birthday.
Lincoln photograph is used courtesy of the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
LINCOLN LIVES IN MOYE LIBRARY