Events . . .
December 1, 2008 — 12:00 p.m., State Capitol. Jefferson Davis and Andrew Johnson were born in 1808. A program in the House chamber of the State Capitol, featuring Dan Carter of the University of South Carolina, will commemorate Johnson (a Raleigh native).
February 12, 2009 — North Carolina Museum of History. A program to commemorate the 200th birthday of the sixteenth President and contrast leadership styles of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. Speakers slated are Dr. Paul Escott of Wake Forest University, Dr. Jospeh T. Glatthaar of UNC-Chapel Hill, Dr. Loren Schweninger of UNC-Greensboro, Dr. John David Smith of UNC-Charlotte, Dr. William Harris of N.C. State University, and Dr. Heather Williams of UNC-Chapel Hill. This program will be offered in cooperation with the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. Dr Jeffrey J. Crow, Deputy Secretary, Archives and History, is North Carolina’s state liason to this commission.
SYMPOSIUMS:
During the Sesquicentennial, there will be three symposiums centered around the commemoration's three main themes:
1. Memory
Host: North Carolina Museum of History
Raleigh, N.C. — May 2011
Keynote Speaker: to be announced
2. Freedom
Host: Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem
May 2013
Keynote Speaker: to be announced
3. Sacrifice
Host: Possibly UNC-Wilmington
Wilmington, N.C. — May 2015
Keynote Speaker: to be announced
