This live online program is being hosted by the Plymouth District Library. Please register through them to receive log-in instructions for the event on Zoom video teleconferencing.

The year is 1860 and Mr. Lincoln is talking to you from the White House, centering on the twelve turbulent years from 1854-1865, when the slavery issue which had been divisive from the very beginning of our country came to a head and nearly broke us apart. Hear about the historical background (beginning with the Declaration of Independence), the events which led Mr. Lincoln back into politics in the mid-1850s, the ever-escalating increase in tensions, Mr. Lincoln's election as President, and of course the Civil War. You'll hear directly from some of Mr. Lincoln's best-known speeches and writings, and you will be inspired to hope as he did for a "new birth of freedom" for our country.

Length: 60 minutes plus Q&A. Appropriate for all ages.