For further information about this event, please contact cas@cnu.edu.

5th Annual Conference on America's Founding Principles and History

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Wednesday, February 22, Freeman Center

Student Panel (Meeting Room 101)
2:30 - 3:45 p.m..
Moderator: Sean A. Scott, Christopher Newport University
Comments by Mark E. Neely, Jr., Penn State University

BB&T Colloquium Series on Capitalism (Gaines Theater)
4 - 5 p.m..
Mark Thornton, Ludwig von Mises Institute
"Rhett Butler and the Demise of the Confederacy"
Introduction by Michelle Vachris, Christopher Newport University

Reception (Meeting Room 101)
5 - 5:30 p.m..


Thursday, February 23, David Student Union Ballroom

Conference Welcome
9:30 - 9:35 a.m.
Elizabeth Kaufer Busch, Christopher Newport University

Session 1:  Lincoln and American Democracy
9:35 - 10:45 a.m.
Moderator: Thomas Karako, Kenyon College

  • Eric C. Sands, Berry College
    "Lincoln and the Natural Law Republic"
  • Lucas Morel, Washington & Lee University
    Lincoln and the Challenge of American Republicanism: Equality, Consent, and the Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions"

Session 2:  Lincoln as Commander-in-Chief
11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m..
Moderator: Jonathan W. White, Christopher Newport University

  • Benjamin Kleinerman, Michigan State University
    "Abraham Lincoln: Executive Power, Constitutional Responsibility, and Necessity"
  • Mark E. Neely, Jr., Penn State University
    "Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation"

Luncheon Keynote Address (by invitation only)
12:30 - 2 p.m..
Harold Holzer, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
"Lincoln and Freedom of the Press"

Session 3:  Lincoln and the War for the Union
2:30 - 3:45 p.m..
Moderator: Sean A. Scott, Christopher Newport University

  • Elizabeth Varon, University of Virginia
    "Breaking the Spell: Lincoln and the Spectre of Northern Disunionism in the Secession Crisis of 1860-61"
  • Gary W. Gallagher, University of Virginia
    "Lincoln, the Loyal Citizenry, and a War for Union"

Keynote Address: Allen C. Guelzo, Gettysburg College
4 - 5:15 p.m..
"Does He Belong to the Ages?"
Introduction by Phillip Hamilton, Christopher Newport University

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All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. For further information about this event, please contact cas@cnu.edu.

Upcoming Event

A lecture by Harold Holzer, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
"Victory without the Gaud: The Battle of Hampton Roads and the Transformation of Civil War Art"

Friday, March 9 at 7 p.m.
The Ferguson Center for the Arts, Music and Theatre Hall
Co-sponsored by The Mariners’ Museum

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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