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January 21, 2004 through March 5, 2004
In conjunction with the exhibit, the following events will take place:
Ronald C. White, Jr. [brief bio], San Francisco Theological Seminary, author of "Lincoln’s Greatest Speech," January 22, 2004, 4:00 p.m. Wriston Auditorium. Music by Lawrence University Men’s Choir. Reception to follow. [Read the press release]
Jerald Podair [brief bio], "Back Door To Freedom: The Paradoxes of the Emancipation Proclamation," lecture and discussion, February 3, 2004, 7:30 p.m. Wriston Auditorium. [Read the press release]
Faith Barrett [brief bio], "Drums Off the Phantom Battlements: American Poets and the Civil War," lecture and reading, February 10, 2004, 4:00 p.m. Wriston Auditorium. [Read the press release]
Reading series at the Appleton Public Library:
James McPherson, Ordeal by Fire – January 28, 2004, 6:30 p.m., Rex Myers, Lawrence University
Harriet Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl – February 18, 2004, 6:30 p.m.,
Monica Rico, Lawrence University
Toni Morrison, Beloved – March 10, 2004, 6:30 p.m., Susan Richards, Lawrence University
Appleton Public Library will also offer displays and programs in conjunction with Forever Free.