Special Lecture: A Man Called Lincoln
Venue: The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Thursday, September 6, 2012
Time: 7:30 - 9:30 PM
Event Types: Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free
Description:
Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of History, James I. Robertson will present a free public lecture entitled "A Man Called Lincoln" at Assembly Hall at The Inn at Virginia Tech on September 6th.
"Modern generations have all but deified Abraham Lincoln," says Robertson. "What I hope to show was that beneath the rough appearance, frontier spirit, and political acumen was a very human man of deep emotions."
This lecture is the first in a series of events to support the exhibition "Abraham Lincoln, the Constitution and the Civil War" which will be at Virginia Tech's Newman Library from September 8-October 19.
A sweep of Abraham Lincoln’s pen 150 years ago led to the creation of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, now called Virginia Tech. Without Lincoln’s decisive action, the land-grant system, which gave Americans greater access to higher education, might never have happened.
In 1862, Lincoln signed the Morrill Act establishing the land-grant college system. This was a bleak time in American history, as the Civil War cast a long, dark shadow across the nation. Lincoln understood the value of education and its importance in improving the quality of life for all the country’s citizens.
For more information, visit: http://www.vt.edu/landgrant/
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