Proclaiming Emancipation: Lincoln’s Journey of Measured Steps
Lincoln’s historic decision to free slaves in southern states came almost 2 years into the Civil War, and it helped the North win. But Lincoln was not elected as an abolitionist.
Local Lincoln historian Jim Howard, 2007 winner of the Horace Mann Lincoln Fellowship, offers a multi-media presentation tracing The Great Emancipator’s personal struggles with slavery and the nation’s highest ideals. It will be presented at the Peru Free LIbrary on Saturday, September 10th at 5 p.m.
The presentation is sponsored by the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association and is free to the public. The Peru Free Library is located at 3024 Rte 22 in Peru, NY. Refreshments will be served.
Posted: September 1st, 2011 under General News.