Lincoln: the Constitution and the Civil War  

This exhibition is organized by the National Constitution Center and the American Library Association Public Programs Office and made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Sponsored on UNCA campus by the Center for Diversity Education and Ramsey Library.

Register a class for a free tour of the exhibit.

Deborah Miles
Director
Center for Diversity Education
UNC Asheville
114 Highsmith Union
1 University Heights
Asheville, NC 28804
dmiles@unca.edu

Anita White-Carter
Public Services Librarian
UNC Asheville
125 Ramsey Library, CPO 1500
1 University Heights
Asheville, NC 28804
whitecar@unca.edu

Compiled in collaboration with

Ansley Stuart
Religious Studies major
Class of 2012

Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the 1862 Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
Includes local elements, including diaries, portraits, and slave deeds showing how slavery and emancipation impacted Western North Carolina.

Exhibits and Events on view
at UNC Asheville's Ramsey Library
October 15 - November 16, 2012

Take a walkthrough with Dr. Steve Frank, Chief Interpretive Officer at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, of the "Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War" traveling exhibition for libraries. The exhibition was organized by the National Constitution Center and the American Library Association Public Programs Office, and was made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.