I will be giving a presentation on April 13, 2022, titled “Lincoln’s Role in the DC Emancipation Act of 1862.” The presentation is part of a series of events in commemoration of the 160th Anniversary of DC Emancipation, an Act signed into law on April 16, 1862, by President Abraham Lincoln. The events are sponsored by the District of Columbia and Mayor Muriel Bowser’s DC Emancipation Day Commemoration Commission. The presentation week will culminate in the annual Emancipation Day parade.
The event is FREE and anyone can register to receive the virtual link at this website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-role-of-president-abraham-lincoln-in-the-dc-emancipation-act-of-1862-tickets-310030588837
The program begins at 6:30 pm ET and will be followed by a Q&A session.
I want to thank the Executive Office of the Mayor in the District, along with Mayor Bowser’s DC Emancipation Commission and the DC Archivist, for inviting me to participate in this important anniversary.
Background on Lincoln’s long road to emancipation can be read in this summary article previously published in the Lincolnian newsletter.
Pre-order Lincoln: The Fire of Genius now on Amazon and Barnes and Noble (click on the respective links to pre-order). The price is likely to drop before the final shipment, and any pre-orders will automatically get charged the lower price at fulfillment. Pre-ordering now helps the publisher get a sense of the interest, which could mean a bigger print run. So please go ahead and pre-order without worries. While you’re there, check out my other books.
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David J. Kent is President of the Lincoln Group of DC and the author of Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America. His previous books include Tesla: The Wizard of Electricity and Edison: The Inventor of the Modern World and two specialty e-books: Nikola Tesla: Renewable Energy Ahead of Its Time and Abraham Lincoln and Nikola Tesla: Connected by Fate.
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