Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln by John Stauffer
Books & Books
265 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables

Facilitator: Bernita King, adjunct professor of history at Miami Dade College.

For more infomation, please contact Books & Books 305-442-4408.

A. Lincoln by Ronald White
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
101 West Flagler Street
Miami

Facilitator: Alberto Ibargüen, former publisher, of The Miami Herald and now president of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

Parking: Available at the Miami-Dade Cultural Center Parking Garage, 50 NW 2 Ave. Take the second level skywalk from the south elevator, directly to the museum. Ticket voucher can be validated at the museum.

For more infomation, please contact the Historical Museum of Southern Florida 305-375-1492.

Admission to all Lincoln Reading Group events are free. No tickets required.

Florida in the Time of Lincoln
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
101 West Flagler Street
Miami

The period from 1860 to 1865 would greatly impact the state of Florida. One single event, the Civil War, and one person, Abraham Lincoln, would be the catalysts for great and radical social change.  This exhibition will examine Florida’s role in the Civil War, the impact of Lincoln on the state, and his continuing relevance to a pluralistic society such as Miami today.

Parking: Available at the Miami-Dade Cultural Center Parking Garage, 50 NW 2 Ave. Take the second level skywalk from the south elevator, directly to the museum. Ticket voucher can be validated at the museum.

For more infomation, please contact the Historical Museum of Southern Florida 305-375-1492.

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Abraham Lincoln Speaks with Frederick Douglass
Coral Gables Congregational Church
3010 De Soto Boulevard
Coral Gables

In costume, scholar-actors taking the roles of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass will each speak – then discuss with one another – matters involving race, slavery and other issues of 19th century America, including the relationship of these two great figures in history. Read More

Sponsored by the Florida Humanities Council

Lincoln Town Hall: Lincoln, Miami, and the American Dream
John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
1300 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami

Box Office
305-949-6722

Enjoy the music of Lincoln’s time in performances by the 57-member wind ensemble from the New World School of the Arts and the 60-member Ambassador Chorale of Florida Memorial University. The two groups also will perform a segment of Aaron Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait,” with narration by Alonzo Mourning.

Listen to and participate in a “case study” reflecting on the lessons of Lincoln’s life and words for Greater Miami. Channel 4 anchorman Antonio Mora will be the interlocutor. Panelists include: Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez, Miami-Dade Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, author and former FIU professor Dr. Marvin Dunn, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation President Alberto Ibargüen, Florida Immigrant and Advocacy Center Executive Director Cheryl Little, Sant La Haitian Neighborhood Center Executive Director Gepsie Metellus, Dade Community Foundation retired President Ruth Shack, 19th century American history professors Dr. Darden Pyron from Florida International University and Dr. Donald Spivey from the University of Miami.

Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., who directs the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African-American Studies at Harvard University, will discuss his most recent book, Lincoln on Race and Slavery. View Lincoln and Civil War memorabilia from the Norman Braman collection on display in the foyer of the Knight Concert Hall.

This event is free. But tickets must be reserved through the Arsht Center box office. Seating for this event is general admission. There will be no reserved seating.

Lincoln Town Hall Reception
Freedom Tower
600 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami

Enjoy music of the Lincoln era as well as refreshments of the sort that Lincoln most enjoyed at a special reception for Lincoln Town Hall attendees. Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. will be here, and signed copies of Lincoln on Race and Slavery will be on sale. Lincoln ephemera and memorabilia – including a cast of his right hand – will be on display.

Music and Poetry of Lincoln's Time
Jewish Museum of Florida
301 Washington Avenue
South Beach

A concert, organized and led by renowned South Florida clarinetist Paul Green. The program will include: narration about Lincoln's relationship to the Jews, musical tributes to Lincoln after his death, recitation of Emma Lazarus' poem inspired by Lincoln that is inscribed on the Statue of Liberty, selection of patriotic songs written by American Jewish composers in the first half of the 20th century, and an arrangement of portions of Aaron Copland's "A Lincoln Portrait."

Admission: $18 Jewish Museum of Florida Members; $25 Non-Members. For more infomation, please contact the Jewish Museum of Florida, 305-672-5044, ext. 3175 for reservations.