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 Saturday, April 04, 2009
Lincoln, God, and Emancipation: A Promise Fulfilled
Time: 2:00 PM–3:00 PM
Place: Lecture Hall
FREE EVENT
Dr. Lucas Morel, Lincoln scholar and professor of politics at Washington and Lee University, will speak about the origins and implications of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. This talk is part of Steps Toward Freedom: Lincoln's Walk in Richmond, a weekend of lectures, walks, and images exploring the unique combination of devastation, fear, and hope that existed in Richmond in the spring of 1865, when Abraham Lincoln walked through the smoldering ruins of a fallen city.

 

Sunday, April 05, 2009
"And Now the Nightmare is Gone": Abraham Lincoln & the Fall of the Confederacy
Time: 1:00 PM–1:30 PM
Place: Lincoln Statue, American Civil War Center, 490 Tredegar St., Richmond, 804-780-1865
FREE EVENT
Former American Civil War Center staff member Jimmy Price discusses the context of Lincoln's 1865 visit to Richmond and its historical significance. This talk is part of Steps Toward Freedom: Lincoln's Walk in Richmond.