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President Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: A President Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: A Historic Relationship as presenteHistoric Relationship as presented by Harvard Professor John Stauffer
Thursday, May 31
Lecture 7pm,
Book Signing 8pm
$10 members; $20 non-members
Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln were the self-made men of their time. One man was a former slave and a radical reformer who became one of the nation's most brilliant writers and speakers. The other was an outsider, born dirt-poor, who became one of America's greatest presidents. While the Civil War raged, the two titans-Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln-formed an unlikely friendship that changed the nation's course.
In his book, Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, Harvard professor John Stauffer traces how each man used the other and how their political game ultimately led to mutual admiration and respect. Stauffer brings his passion and understanding of these two historical figures to the lecture podium for a great night of exploration and discussion followed by a book signing with the author.
John received his Ph.D. from Yale in 1999 and won the Ralph Henry Gabriel Prize for the best dissertation in American studies. He began teaching at Harvard that year and was tenured in 2004. Among the subjects he teaches are courses on protest literature, southern literature, Douglass and Melville, and the Civil War.
"Giants" is a perfect starting place for those whose interest in two of American history's most important figures has been piqued."
In his book, Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, Harvard professor John Stauffer traces how each man used the other and how their political game ultimately led to mutual admiration and respect. Stauffer brings his passion and understanding of these two historical figures to the lecture podium for a great night of exploration and discussion followed by a book signing with the author.
John received his Ph.D. from Yale in 1999 and won the Ralph Henry Gabriel Prize for the best dissertation in American studies. He began teaching at Harvard that year and was tenured in 2004. Among the subjects he teaches are courses on protest literature, southern literature, Douglass and Melville, and the Civil War.
"Giants" is a perfect starting place for those whose interest in two of American history's most important figures has been piqued."
The Washington Postdent Abraham Lincoln and nry Gabriel Prize for the best dissertation in American studies. He began teaching at Harvard that year and was tenured in 2004. Among the subjects he teaches are courses on protest literature, southern literature, Douglass and Melville, and the Civil War.
"Giants" is a perfect starting place for those whose interest in two of American history's most important figures has been piqued."
The Washington Post
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