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Lincoln’s Leadership and a Nation Dividing

Part I of JMC's Historical Series on Abraham Lincoln

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American Political Thought: Fall 2020 Issue

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

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Joshua Lynn: “Stephen Douglas’s Enlightenment”

JMC fellow Joshua A. Lynn has written a piece for Civil War History on conservatism, popular sovereignty, and Civil War politics.

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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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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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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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