Special Lecture: An Inestimable Jewel: Abraham Lincoln and Civil War Era Constitutional Amendments
Venue: Torgersen Hall (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Monday, October 8, 2012
Time: 7:30 - 8:30 PM
Event Types: Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free
Description:
Thomas E. Mackey, professor of History at the University of Louisville will present a free and public lecture entitled: "An Inestimable Jewel: Abraham Lincoln and Civil War Era Constitutional Amendments" as part of the Lincoln lectures series on Monday, October 8th in Torgersen Hall.

The event will be held in room 3100 of Torgersen Hall on the Virginia Tech campus.

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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