Center for Lincoln Studies

Free-ish: Juneteenth and the Long Legacy of 1619—a conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones

jfrie — Thu, 22 May 2025 17:47:33 +0000

Free-ish: Juneteenth and the Long Legacy of 1619—a conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones jfrie Thu, 05/22/2025 - 12:47

Join the Center for Lincoln Studies in partnership with Juneteenth Inc. and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum for a thought-provoking conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and creator of The1619 Project, Nikole Hannah-Jones, as she explores Juneteenth and the enduring legacy of slavery in America.

This special event will explore commonly held myths about American freedom and examine the ongoing struggle for racial justice and equity.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from one of the leading voices in American journalism. This event is free and open to the public, but a ticket is required.

Speaker Biography

Nikole Hannah-Jones has spent her career investigating racial inequality and injustice, and her reporting has earned her the MacArthur Fellowship, known as the “Genius Grant,” a Peabody Award, two George Polk Awards and the National Magazine Award three times. She is the host and an executive producer of the 1619 Project Hulu docuseries, which won the 2024 Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series.

When

Tue, Jun 17 2025, 6:30 - 8pm Google Outlook iCal

Location

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (212 N. 6th St., Springfield)

Department

Center for Lincoln Studies

Making Our History: Artists Render Lincoln's Legacy

jfrie — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 21:39:49 +0000

Making Our History: Artists Render Lincoln's Legacy jfrie Fri, 02/07/2025 - 15:39

In 2021 and 2022 Graham Peck, Wepner Distinguished Professor of Lincoln Studies at UIS, co-directed an art residency with UIS Director of Visual Arts Brytton Bjorngaard that was generously funded by the University of Illinois Presidential Initiative: Expanding the Impact of the Arts and Humanities. Bjorngaard and Peck worked with twenty Illinois artists to interpret Lincoln’s contemporary legacies. Bjorngaard photographed their art, and Peck wrote short essays to historically contextualize their work. The Storyteller Studios shot videos that showcase the artists’ methods and conceptual approaches. Illinois State University Assistant Professor of Teacher Education Meghan Kessler made accompanying K-12 teacher modules. You can find the modules, photos, videos, and essays at Professor Peck's website.

Pictured: Pillar of Light by Judith Joseph

Getting to know you: Jennifer Harris

eewest2 — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:50:54 +0000

Getting to know you: Jennifer Harris eewest2 Wed, 01/29/2025 - 13:50

Faculty Fellows Program

jfrie — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:17:06 +0000

Faculty Fellows Program jfrie Tue, 01/28/2025 - 09:17

The Center for Lincoln Studies (CLS) is dedicated to engaging with UIS’s talented faculty. The Faculty Fellows program engages faculty to become the core of the Center’s intellectual community along with the Center’s two affiliate faculty. The faculty fellows will participate in Center programs and projects and the Center will amplify fellows’ work through its website and social media and provide travel funds to aid faculty research.

Each spring the Center invites applications from prospective faculty fellows. Each fellow serves for two years, renewable for an additional two years.

Current Faculty Fellows

Professor Devin Hunter, Department of History: Fellow term begins August 16, 2025

Eligibility

A Faculty Fellow must be a UIS faculty member at any level (tenured, tenure-track, non-tenure track).
A Faculty Fellow’s work should deal with Abraham Lincoln, his era, or legacy broadly construed. (For example, faculty members researching aspects of the nineteenth-century, leadership, or contemporary issues with U.S. democracy are eligible along with researchers who deal more directly with Lincoln and his life).

Expectations

At least once per academic year, faculty fellows will be asked to share their research with the Center for Lincoln Studies community. How this is done will be established between the fellow and the Center director. (Example, a fellow shares their research as part of a Center reception, advisory group meeting, or public event.)
Faculty Fellows make a consistent effort to become part of the life of the Center, participating in Center activities when able.

Benefits

The Center awards up to $1,000.00 per fellow during each of the fellowship years to be used in support of research related travel expenses and/or conference registration.
The Center will amplify faculty research, sharing it with the CLS community.

The Center for Lincoln Studies Book Series

jfrie — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 17:42:19 +0000

The Center for Lincoln Studies Book Series jfrie Fri, 01/17/2025 - 11:42

This UIS Center for Lincoln Studies Book Series, in partnership with University of Illinois Press, publishes significant monographs and documentary editions dealing with Abraham Lincoln and his legacy. Publication of books about Lincoln remains important as scholars continue to refine their understanding of Lincoln and the public continues to be fascinated by the 16th president. We welcome projects that are grounded in history, but also those that cross disciplinary boundaries throughout the humanities and social sciences.

Series Editor: Michael Burlingame

Written by a longtime friend and ally, Lincoln the Citizen offers a rare character study and insightful biography of Lincoln before he became president. Michael Burlingame restores material cut by editors of the original 1907 publication to present Henry Clay Whitney’s work in full.

Whitney reveals the legal and political spheres where Lincoln moved while providing eyewitness accounts and intimate stories shared by Lincoln himself. From his unique vantage point, Whitney informs analyses of everything from Lincoln’s melancholic temperament to his colorful early career to views on his marriage and family life. Burlingame places Whitney’s contributions within Lincoln studies but also weighs criticisms of the book and disputes over what information the author may or may not have invented.

A restored edition of an invaluable memoir, Lincoln the Citizen presents a wealth of overlooked biographical detail by one of the people who knew Lincoln best.

Order Lincoln the Citizen through the University of Illinois Press.

UIS Center for Lincoln Studies Director Jacob Friefeld’s book earns the Caroline Bancroft History Prize

lavela1 — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:33:07 +0000

UIS Center for Lincoln Studies Director Jacob Friefeld’s book earns the Caroline Bancroft History Prize lavela1 Tue, 01/07/2025 - 15:33

UIS Center for Lincoln Studies Director Jacob Friefeld’s book earns a Nebraska Book Award

bwood8 — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 13:50:11 +0000

UIS Center for Lincoln Studies Director Jacob Friefeld’s book earns a Nebraska Book Award bwood8 Tue, 08/27/2024 - 08:50

UIS to host the Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture on “Lincoln and Political Conflict”

bwood8 — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 16:20:50 +0000

UIS to host the Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture on “Lincoln and Political Conflict” bwood8 Wed, 08/14/2024 - 11:20

22nd Annual Mary and James Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series: Lincoln and Political Conflict

jfrie — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:03:17 +0000

22nd Annual Mary and James Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series: Lincoln and Political Conflict jfrie Tue, 06/25/2024 - 11:03

On Thursday, September 12, 2024, the UIS Center for Lincoln Studies in partnership with NPR Illinois presents the Mary and James Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series featuring Steve Inskeep and Sarah E. Anderson speaking on the topic of Abraham Lincoln and Political Conflict.

Steve Inskeep is a cohost of NPR’s Morning Edition, the most widely heard radio program in the United States, and of NPR’s Up First, one of the nation’s most popular podcasts. His search for the full story behind the news has led him to history. In his new book, Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America, Inskeep explores how Lincoln navigated political conflict and repeatedly engaged with those who disagreed with him.

Sarah E. Anderson is a Professor and Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She studies how the public and politics influences policy. Her recent book, Rejecting Compromise: Legislators’ Fear of Primary Voters, focuses on why legislators reject compromise. Her research is shaped by her experience in Washington, D.C., where she worked as a U.S. congressman's legislative assistant.

When

Thu, Sep 12 2024, 6:30 - 8:30pm

Location

University of Illinois Springfield-Student Union Ballroom

Event Type

Lecture

Department

Center for Lincoln Studies

UIS Center for Lincoln Studies to co-host two Juneteenth events exploring its history and Black citizenship in Illinois

bwood8 — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:18:21 +0000

UIS Center for Lincoln Studies to co-host two Juneteenth events exploring its history and Black citizenship in Illinois bwood8 Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:18