May 1, 2012: 1776 Pre-Performance Discussion with Cokie Roberts
Award-winning author and journalist Cokie Roberts discusses her work celebrating Revolutionary-era women.

May 7, 2012: 1776 Pre-Performance Discussion with Dr. Edna Medford
Dr. Edna Medford discusses the African-American experience during the American Revolution.

Previous Events:

March 23, 2012: Michael Burlingame Book-Signing
Abraham Lincoln historian and author Michael Burlingame will sign copies of his new book, Abraham Lincoln Traveled This Way—The America Lincoln Knew.

February 20, 2012: Presidents’ Day Open House
Ford’s Theatre will celebrate Presidents’ Day and the opening of the Center for Education and Leadership with a day of free programming and activities.

February 20, 2012: Presidential Leadership Panel
Chris Matthews and Harold Holzer discussing presidential leadership.

February 12, 2012: Lincoln’s Birthday Open House
Ford’s Theatre will commemorate Lincoln’s birthday and the opening of the Center for Education and Leadership with a day of free programming and activities.

January 31, 2012: Pre-Performance Workshop for Necessary Sacrifices
This intimate, pre-show workshop will investigate the lives and leadership of Lincoln, Douglass and the women who were their partners.

January 30, 2012: Slavery by Another Name
Slavery by Another Name is a 90-minute documentary that challenges one of Americans’ most cherished assumptions: the belief that slavery in this country ended with the Emancipation Proclamation. The film tells how even as chattel slavery came to an end in the South in 1865, thousands of African Americans were pulled back into forced labor with shocking force and brutality.

December 5, 2011: Washington Post Live Event
Washington Post Live, in partnership with Harvard’s Center for Public Leadership, will host the Top American Leaders Awards Forum at Ford’s Theatre.

October 1 at 2 p.m.: Anne and Emmett
Ford’s Theatre presents a staged reading of an imagined meeting between Anne Frank and Emmett Till. Part of The Lincoln Legacy Project.

October 3 at 7 p.m.: E Pluribus Unum: Seeking Unity, Respecting Diversity
Chris Matthews moderates a panel discussion examining American diversity. Part of The Lincoln Legacy Project.

October 10 at 7 p.m.: Jews and Race Relations in the South
Playwright Alfred Uhry and Jewish historian and author Eli Evans discuss growing up in a racially and socially tense South. Part of The Lincoln Legacy Project.

October 17 at 7 p.m.: Fanning or Diffusing the Flames: How the Media Influences the National Dialogue about Difference
This event examines the media’s power in shaping the national conversation regarding diversity. Part of The Lincoln Legacy Project.

October 24 at 7 p.m.: And the Young Shall Lead Us: A Conversation with Operation Understanding
Operation Understanding is a D.C. organization that brings together Jewish and African-American high school students to learn and understand each other’s religion, history and culture. Part of The Lincoln Legacy Project.