Mary and James Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series
The UIS Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series was inaugurated in 2002. It is now known as the Mary and James Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series after a generous gift was recently given to the university by the Beaumonts. The series is a part of the UIS Center for Lincoln Studies, which opened on Feb. 12, 2021. The Center is a national base for scholarship, teaching, and public history about Lincoln’s life, leadership, and legacy. In addition, it allows students to collaborate on research, history, and public policy projects with Lincoln scholars.
Past Lectures:
- 2021 Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series discussion on “Lincoln and Anti-Racism.”
- 2020 Lincoln Legacy Lecture: Lincoln and the American Political Tradition
- 2019 Lincoln Legacy Lecture: Lincoln, Immigration, & Citizenship
- 2018 Lincoln Legacy Lecture: Lincoln versus Douglas
- 2017 Lincoln Legacy Lecture: Lincoln and Education
- 2016 Lincoln Legacy Lecture: Lincoln & Reconstruction: America’s Struggle for Equality
- 2015 Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series: Lincoln and Voting Rights
- 2014 Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series: Lincoln's Funeral
- 2013 Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series: Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address
- 2012 Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series: Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation
- 2011 Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series: Lincoln and the Civil War
- 2010 Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series: Lincoln and Race
- 2009 Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series: Lincoln and the Environment
- 2008 Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series: Lincoln and Presidential Campaign Politics
- 2007 Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series: Lincoln and the Law
- 2006 Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series: Lincoln and America's Faith
- 2005 Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series: Lincoln and the Right to Rise
- 2004 Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series: Lincoln, Ethics, and Power
- 2002 Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series: Lincoln and Race