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BICENTENNIAL CALENDAR

9/5/2008

11th Illinois Cavalry Co. G
Mt. Pulaski, IL

9/6/2008

Illinois Cavalry Regimental Band Concert
Mt. Pulaski, IL

9/7/2008

Mr. Lincoln-Mr. Douglas: One Act Play
Quincy, IL

Chris Vallillo - Ravinia's Celebration of Summer
Highlands Park, IL

9/8/2008

Elijah & Owen Lovejoy, Anti-Slavery Heroes in Illinois
Jacksonville, IL

9/9/2008

Kentucky Repertory Theater
Horse Cave, KY

9/12/2008

Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Contest
Lincoln, IL

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Weekend - Jonesboro, IL
Jonesboro, IL

9/13/2008

Greenville Lincoln 150 Years Celebration
Greenville, IL

9/15/2008

Debating Great Emancipator
University of Illinois - Urbana, IL

9/16/2008

Lincoln's Journey of Remembrance
Metropolis, IL

9/17/2008

Lincoln's Journey of Remembrance
Cairo, IL

9/18/2008

Lincoln Sculpture Dedication
Mt. Vernon, IL

9/19/2008

Cemetery Tour
Spring Hill Cemetery

Emancipation Day Weekend
Lexington, KY

9/20/2008

Lincoln-Douglas Sesquicentennial -Charleston, IL
Charleston, IL

Chris Vallillo - Lincoln Douglas Debate re-enactment
Coles County Fairgrounds - Charleston, IL

National Archives Symposium
Washington, D.C.

Lincoln and American Values: A Symposium
National Archives, Washington, DC

Civil War Encampment and Music of the Black Shakers
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill

North Dakota Homesteading Day
Bismark, ND

9/21/2008

Lincoln, Slavery, and the Legacy of Race
Mahomet, IL

Lincoln Speaker Series
Lincoln City, IN

9/22/2008

National ALBC Event - Lincoln & Poetry
Washington, DC

9/23/2008

Lincoln Scholars, Part II: Michael Beschloss, Joshua Wolf Shenk and James L. Swanson
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Fall for the Book - Lincoln Scholars PT. I
George Mason University - Fairfax, VA

9/24/2008

Lincoln at Peoria: The Turning Point
N-Y Historical Society, NY, NY

A Conversation with Lincoln & Douglass
Historic Normal Theatre - Normal, IL

9/25/2008

British View of Lincoln
Episcopal High School - Baton Rouge, LA

9/26/2008

Chris Vallillo - On the Border
Louisville, KY

Dinner with the Lincoln's
Danville, IL

Gettysburg Museum/Visitor Center Opening
Gettysburg, PA

9/27/2008

Keepin' Up with the Joneses
Gentryville, IN

Civil War Encampment
Colonel William Jones Home, Spencer County, Indiana

Exhibition Opening: "Liberty on the Border"
Frazier International History Museum, Louisville, Kentucky

Gettysburg Museum/Visitor Center Opening
Gettysburg, PA

Lincoln, the Civil War, and Sandburg
Flat Rock, NC

Civil War Era Ball
Rockport, IN

Jacksonville Symphony
Jacksonville, IL

9/28/2008

Lincoln Memorial Garden Dedication
Lincoln City, IN

I Love America
Lincoln City, IN

Civil War Encampment
Colonel William Jones Home, Spencer County, Indiana

Gettysburg Museum/Visitor Center Opening
Gettysburg, PA

10/1/2008

Lincoln, Land, & Liberty Symposia
Fargo-Moorhead, ND

Lincoln: His Life, His Letters, His Legacy– September 6 – October 25
Peoria, Illinois

10/2/2008

Opening of Forever Free Exhibit at St. Louis
St. Louis Public Library, St. Louis, Missouri

10/3/2008

Lincoln's Journey of Rememberance
Baton Rouge, LA

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Weekend - Galesburg, IL
Galesburg, IL

10/4/2008

Harvest Frolic and Agricultural Fair
Lerna, IL

Sesquicentennial Metamora Visit
Metamora, IL

"Lincoln the Lawyer" Symposium
Northern Kentucky University

10/6/2008

Lincoln's Unique Louisiana Connection
Baton Rouge, LA

Living with Lincoln
Illini Union Bookstore - Urbana, IL

10/8/2008

"Lincoln at 200" Symposium
Western Kentucky University

10/10/2008

Lincoln Days Celebration
Hodgenville, Kentucky

10/11/2008

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Weekend - Quincy, IL
Quincy, IL

Lincoln Days Celebration
Hodgenville, Kentucky

Kentucky Repertory Theater
Horse Cave, KY

10/12/2008

Abraham Lincoln at Farmington: Three Weeks in Louisville
Louisville, KY

10/14/2008

Farmington: Setting the Scene - 1841
Farmington Plantation, Louisville, KY

10/15/2008

Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series
Brookens Auditorium - University of Illinois, Springfield

WHAT LINCOLN'S LEGACY MEANS TO ME

Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.

My family’s experience in the civil rights movement, which Lincoln so inspired, has shaped my thinking and guided my work as a member of Congress.  Likewise, my belief that history – and in particular, Abraham Lincoln – holds relevance to our lives has played a significant part in my development as a person.  I believe Lincoln’s leadership as president, his wisdom, and his belief in the bedrock American principles of freedom and democracy are all guideposts we can continue to follow today in building a more perfect Union.

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Lincoln's Legacy
Lincoln's Legacy
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National Teach-In Coordinator Needed
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Rise Up and Hear:  An Evening of Poetry Honoring Abraham Lincoln's Legacy 
Hosted and co-produced by the ALBC, National Endowment for the Arts and The Poetry Foundation, the event will be held at the Sidney Yates Auitorium in the US Department of Interior.  See calendar to learn more >>> 

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