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Director Center Lincoln Study Jacob K. Friefeld
Jan 29, 2024
UIS Center for Lincoln Studies director’s book named a finalist for 2024 ASALH Book Prize
University of Illinois Springfield Center for Lincoln Studies Director Jacob K. Friefeld’s book, “The First Migrants: How Black Homesteaders’ Quest for Land…
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Oct 12, 2026
UIS to host the Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture on “Lincoln and America 250”
WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield Center for Lincoln Studies will host the 24th annual Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture, “Lincoln and…
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Aug 05, 2026
UIS Lincoln Studies fellow to author 1908 Springfield Race Riot history
The following story was published by Capitol City Now/WTAX Radio on Aug. 5, 2026. The University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) has been chosen to write the…
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Aug 03, 2026
UIS selected to write 1908 race riot exhibit
The Illinois State Museum Society has awarded a team from the University of Illinois Springfield Center for Lincoln Studies and History Department the…
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Jun 04, 2026
Nikole Hannah-Jones to speak at UIS Juneteenth event
WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield Center for Lincoln Studies, in partnership with Juneteenth Inc., the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and…
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Mar 03, 2026
Call for Applicants to the Center for Lincoln Studies Faculty Fellows Program
The Center for Lincoln Studies (CLS) is dedicated to engaging with UIS’s talented faculty. The Faculty Fellows program engages faculty to become the core of…
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Oct 14, 2025
UIS to host Lincoln Legacy Lecture on “Lincoln and the Age of Disruption”
This story was updated on Oct. 14 to reflect a change in the speaker lineup. WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield Center for Lincoln Studies will…
Jacob Friefeld
Jul 24, 2025
UIS Lincoln Studies director featured on HBO Max, Magnolia Network series ‘Back to the Frontier’
University of Illinois Springfield Center for Lincoln Studies Director Jacob Friefeld is featured as a historical expert on the new HBO Max and Magnolia…