Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War  

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Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War, consists of five themed panels, offering a new perspective on Abraham Lincoln and his struggle to meet the political and constitutional challenges of the Civil War. The exhibition explores Lincoln's use of the Constitution to confront three intertwined crises of the war—the secession of Southern states, slavery and wartime civil liberties. Visitors will leave the exhibition with a more complete understanding of Lincoln as president and the Civil War as the nation’s gravest constitutional crisis.

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Library Technology Center
North Georgia College & State University
117 Georgia Circle
Dahlonega, Georgia 30597
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Gloria Shott Auditorium
North Georgia College & State University
322 Georgia Circle
Dahlonega, Georgia 30597
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The exhibit was organized by the National Constitution Center and the American Library Association Public Programs Office. The traveling exhibition has been made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Lincoln: the Constitution and the Civil War is based on an exhibition of the same name developed by the National Constitution Center.

Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 7:00 PM

Exhibit Opening & Dedication of the Sanders Hale, Class of 1958, Civil War Collection with Mrs. Nonie Hale, Athens, Georgia
Special Collections Room 382
Library Technology Center
North Georgia College & State University

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 7:00 PM 

Professor Stephen Berry, History Department, University of Georgia
Lecture titled "Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War"
Special Collections Room 382
Library Technology Center
North Georgia College & State University

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 7:00 PM

Professor Jennifer Smith, History & Philosophy Department, North Georgia College & State University
 Lecture titled "Louisa May Alcott and the Civil War"
Special Collections Room 382
Library Technology Center
North Georgia College & State University

Monday, February 13, 2012 at 7:00 PM

NGCSU Faculty Brass Quintet
Brass Band Works from the Civil War Era
Shott Auditorium
North Georgia College & State University
This event is co-sponsored with the Nix Living Heritage Series.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 6:00 PM

Professor Hank Klibanoff, James M. Cox, Jr. Professor of Journalism, Emory University, & Pulitzer Prize Winning Author
Lecture titled "Freeing the Press, Freeing Ourselves"
Special Collections Room 382
Library Technology Center
North Georgia College & State University
This event is co-sponsored with the Liberty Tree Initiative.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 7:00 PM

Professor Eugene Van Sickle, History & Philosophy Department, North Georgia College & State University
Lecture titled "The War Powers of Lincoln"
Special Collections Room 382
Library Technology Center
North Georgia College & State University

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Exhibition Closing
 

All programs are free and open to the public.

Check this program listing often.  More programs are in planning.

To schedule tours, contact Bonnie Morris, 706-864-1521, bmorris@northgeorgia.edu. Seven-day advance notice is required.

For general information about the exhibit, contact the Information Desk at 706-864-1520, askus@northgeorgia.edu.