Abraham Lincoln Institute Symposiums

“The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship”

Twenty-First 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.

Ford’s Theatre
Washington, D.C.

March 17, 2018

Sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Institute, Inc. and the Ford’s Theatre Society

Anna Gibson Holloway
Anna Gibson Holloway › It Strikes Me There’s Something In It’: Lincoln, the Monitor, and Popular Memory
William C. Harris
William C. Harris › Lincoln, Congress, and the Cabinet Crisis of 1862
Richard Carwardine
Richard Carwardine › Abraham Lincoln’s Humor: A Double-Edged Sword

Mr. Carwardine was unable to attend the 2018 Symposium

Stanley Harrold
Stanley Harrold › Lincoln and the Abolitionists
Walter Stahr
Walter Stahr › Stanton, the Lincoln Assassination, the Aftermath
Michael Burlingame
Michael Burlingame › Abraham Lincoln and African Americans
Panel Discussion › Abraham Lincoln’s Life and Legacy