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The Road From Lincoln to Obama: The Constitution and the New Birth of Freedom

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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
17:00:00
American Constitution Society. NAACP LDF, MALDEF, Constitutional Accountability Center

The congressionally-declared theme of the inaugural ceremony of President-elect Obama, “A New Birth of Freedom,” commemorates President Lincoln’s vision in the Gettysburg Address. Developing this theme, ACS, together with NAACP LDF, MALDEF and Constitutional Accountability Center, will co-sponsor a program on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 entitled The Road from Lincoln to Obama: The Constitution and the New Birth of Freedom. Leading historians, constitutional law experts and civil rights leaders will discuss how the “new birth of freedom” that Lincoln’s spoke of at Gettysburg took form in the Civil War Amendments, which protected liberty and equality, how those Amendments have been interpreted (and in some cases misinterpreted) since their ratification, and how their promise can be fulfilled today. The panel will feature Eric Foner, Doug Kendall, John Payton, John Trasviña, and Mary Frances Berry.

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