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American Political Thought: Spring 2020 Issue

American Political Thought, a JMC-supported journal, has recently published its Spring 2020 issue featuring pieces by several JMC fellows.

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Abraham Lincoln and the Preservation of the Union

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Hodgenville, Kentucky. He is best known for his immense impact in leading our nation through a civil war and for ultimately abolishing slavery.

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Remembering Black History in America

Explore these articles, commentaries, and resources on the African-American experience in honor of Black History Month.

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Remembering Veterans Day

Veterans Day honors the bravery and sacrifice of all American veterans, past and present.

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UCLA: Was Reconstruction a Lost Moment?

On November 21, 2019, the Center for the Liberal Arts and Free Institutions at UCLA, a JMC partner program, will be hosting a talk by Gary Gallagher on Reconstruction.

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Kinder Institute: The Laws of War and Civil War Missouri

On November 21, 2019, the Kinder Institute will be hosting Aaron Sheehan-Dean to speak on the law's treatment of civilians during wartime, particularly during the Civil War in Missouri.

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UW Madison: The Missouri Compromise at 200

On November 21, 2019, the Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy at UW-Madison, will host a conference on the Missouri Compromise. Several JMC fellows will be speaking.

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Interview: Wilfred McClay on Land of Hope

Senior Fellow Daniel Cullen recently sat down with JMC board member Wilfred McClay to discuss McClay's new textbook, Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Experience.

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Diana Schaub on Lincoln’s Political Thought

JMC faculty partner Diana Schaub recently appeared on Conversations with Bill Kristol to discuss Lincoln's political thought, particularly as seen in the Lyceum Address and Gettysburg Address.

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The Adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment

July 28 marks the 151st anniversary of the Fourteenth Amendment's certification.

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Diana Schaub: Lincoln at Gettysburg

JMC faculty partner Diana Schaub recently appeared on the National Affairs podcast to discuss her Spring 2014 essay on Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

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Andrew Delbanco: The 2019 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in Nonfiction

JMC faculty partner Andrew Delbanco has won a 2019 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for his book, The War Before the War, which explores how fugitive slaves helped push the nation towards civil war.

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Joshua Lynn: Preserving the White Man’s Republic

JMC Fellow Joshua A. Lynn has written a new book about the national Democratic Party, race, and the lasting conservatism of the 1840s and 1850s. It will be released in April 2019.

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Forrest Nabors on the Missouri Compromise

On February 19, Forrest Nabors will be giving the 2019 Jack Paynter Lecture at James Madison College, Michigan State University, on the Missouri Compromise and how it led to civil war.

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The Oligarchy of the American South

James Read reviews JMC faculty partner Forrest Nabors' book on southern oligarchy in Antebellum and Postbellum America.

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Understanding the Civil War

James Stoner, Thomas Merrill, and Alan Levine's book on the political thought of the Civil War has been released.

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When Political Order Collapses

The Library of Law and Liberty published JMC fellow William Anthony Hay's review of David Armitage's Civil Wars: A History in Ideas.

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Watch: Lecture on Lincoln and the Daughters of Dred Scott

Diana Schaub delivered a lecture at Harvard's Program on Constitutionalism and Democracy last fall.

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Missouri Lecture: Adam I.P. Smith on Civil War Politics

Adam I.P. Smith, a professor at University College London, will discuss the conservative politics of the Civil War.

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Conference at Gettysburg College – “The War in 1865”

Friday, June 19th - Wednesday, June 24th

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The Declaration in a House Divided

Five scholars discuss the Declaration in a time of crisis.

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“Slavery’s End Deserves a 150th Celebration”

Historian Allen Guelzo on the passage of the 13th Amendment, which ended of slavery.

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