Lincoln and Emancipation

A President's Struggle to Save the Union and Free the Slaves

. . . is the keynote presentation corresponding to the film of the same name. The dramatic narrative, which may be customized in length and content for your event, explores Lincoln's own words regarding slavery and freedom for all. Chris Small gives this first-person keynote as Abraham Lincoln, followed by a Q & A if desired. Companion presentations may be added for maximum impact:

• Abraham Lincoln's Most Momentous Decision: The One Choice That Can Make You a Leader of Greatness
• Abraham Lincoln's Faith: A President's Spiritual Journey in the Darkest Days of America's History

"Mary, I was losing interest in politics, but this has aroused me again!"

Expansion of slavery is the explosive issue that draws Springfield lawyer Abraham Lincoln back into the political scene. Our founding fathers, he claims, sought to contain slavery so it would die out. But now, in the 1850s, it appears that slavery may overrun the entire country.

"If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong. I cannot remember when I did not so think and feel."

After his debates with Stephen Douglas make Abraham Lincoln's name nationally known, he is sent to Washington D.C. as the sixteenth President of the United States . . . whose unity is already unraveling with secession. Finally Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation and urges passage of the Thirteenth Amendment. Liberty has come, but at what price?

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