The Abraham Lincoln Institute and Ford’s Theatre Society presented an online speaker symposium focused on the life, career and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. Join us on select days at 4 p.m. EDT as we live stream or watch the archive. You can watch the events on this web page, Facebook Live, YouTube or Twitter.

Speakers

Christopher Bonner
Remaking the Republic: Black Politics and the Creation of American Citizenship

Michael Burlingame
The Black Man’s President: Abraham Lincoln, African Americans, and the Pursuit of Racial Equality

Thavolia Glymph
The Women’s Fight: The Civil War’s Battles for Home, Freedom, and Nation

Jonathan W. White
To Address You as My Friend: African Americans’ Letters to Abraham Lincoln