Abraham Lincoln Institute Symposiums
“The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship”
Thirteenth Annual Symposium
Abraham Lincoln Institute, Inc. (ALI), provides free, ongoing education on the life, career, and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., ALI offers resources for educators, governmental and community leaders, and the general public through symposia, seminars, lectures, and special events.
National Archives II
College Park, Maryland
March 20, 2010
Sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Institute of the Mid-Atlantic, Inc.
Terry Alford › When Booth Gave Lincoln Roses
Ph.D., Professor of History, Northern Virginia Community College-Annandale
Key Publication: Prince Among Slaves: The True Story of an African Prince Sold into Slavery in the American South (Anniversary edition, 2007)
Robert C. Bray › Reading with Lincoln
Ph.D., R. Forest Colwell Professor of American Literature, Illinois Wesleyan University
Key Publication: Peter Cartwright: Legendary Frontier Preacher (2005)
Jason Emerson › Robert Todd Lincoln: First Son, Presidential Confidant, and Civil War Soldier
Independent Historian and Freelance Writer, Cazenovia, NY
Key Publications:
Lincoln the Inventor (2008)
The Madness of Mary Lincoln, with Dr. James S. Brust, M.D. (2007)
William W. Freehling › Lincoln’s Growth and America’s
Ph.D., Singletary Professor of the Humanities Emeritus at the University of Kentucky and Senior Fellow at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
Key Publications:
The Road to Disunion, Volume I: Secessionists at Bay, 1776-1854 (1990)
The Road to Disunion, Volume II: Secessionists Triumphant, 1854-1861 (2007)
Craig L. Symonds › Lincoln as a Naval War Leader
Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, United States Naval Academy
Key Publication: Lincoln and His Admirals (2008), Co-Winner: 2009 Lincoln Prize
