Dr. Jonathan Earle Comes To Carnegie Arts Center 10/24, Discusses John Brown's Raid On Harper's Ferry

Dr. Jonathan Earle will be at the Carnegie Arts Center on Saturday, October 24, at 4:00 pm to speak about John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry and the raid's role in the election of Abraham Lincoln.

In 1859, after several violent years in Kansas, abolitionist John Brown and his followers raided the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry. The result? John Brown's capture, trial, and execution. But how did John Brown shape the 1860 presidential election? This presentation explores how Abraham Lincoln was able to navigate a tricky course of political moderation to win his party's nomination and, ultimately, the presidency.

Dr. Jonathan Earle is a Professor of History at the University of Kansas and is the Associate Director for Programming at the Dole Institute of Politics.

Lincoln memorabilia, including three original Currier and Ives prints on loan from the University of Saint Mary, will be on display in the Stacks Gallery until October 30.

John Brown's Raid and the Election of Abraham Lincoln, presented by Dr. Jonathan Earle
Saturday, October 24, 2009, 4:00 pm

Carnegie Arts Center 601 South 5th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048
Call 913-651-0765 or visit www.leavenwortharts.org for more information.

The Carnegie Arts Center is a private non-profit fine arts organization. Some Carnegie Arts Center programs are supported in part by the Kansas Arts Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, the United Way, and the Leavenworth Parks and Recreation Department. Anyone is eligible to participate in classes or events, or to become a member of the Carnegie Arts Center.

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