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SUMMARY:"Relevance of Lincoln's Greatest Speech"
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, January 17\, 2:00 to 3:00 pm\, Hildene President\, Seth Bongartz\, will deliver a talk on Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address.  Bongartz will delve into the meaning\, context and present day relevance of the President's greatest speech\, noting that the choice of Martin Luther King weekend for the presentation is opportune.  \n\n \n\nWhile Lincoln's famous inaugural address and Martin Luther King's historic "I have a Dream Speech" are separated by 100 years\, both mark important eras in our nation's history\, both are compelling\, and each has had a dramatic impact on the social conscience of the nation.  In his\, Lincoln spoke the unpleasant truth that all Americans were complicit in the evil of slavery.  He viewed the acceptance of this reality as a pre-requisite for reconstruction and national unity.  King's speech focused on the injustice of segregation and the unfinished work resultant of the nation's failure to follow through on the promise of reconstruction.  By so doing\, both Americans selflessly faced the dangerous opposition to their positions and both paid the ultimate price.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">On Sunday\, January 17\, 2:00 to 3:00 pm\, Hildene President\, Seth Bongartz\, will deliver a talk on Abraham Lincoln&rsquo\;s Second Inaugural Address.&nbsp\; Bongartz will delve into the meaning\, context and present day relevance of the President&rsquo\;s greatest speech\, noting that the choice of Martin Luther King weekend for the presentation is opportune.&nbsp\; </span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">While Lincoln&rsquo\;s famous inaugural address and Martin Luther King&rsquo\;s historic &ldquo\;I have a Dream Speech&rdquo\; are separated by 100 years\, both mark important eras in our nation&rsquo\;s history\, both are compelling\, and each has had a dramatic impact on the social conscience of the nation.&nbsp\; In his\, Lincoln spoke the unpleasant truth that all Americans were complicit in the evil of slavery.&nbsp\; He viewed the acceptance of this reality as a pre-requisite for reconstruction and national unity.&nbsp\; King&rsquo\;s speech focused on the injustice of segregation and the unfinished work resultant of the nation&rsquo\;s failure to follow through on the promise of reconstruction.&nbsp\; By so doing\, both Americans selflessly faced the dangerous opposition to their positions and both paid the ultimate price.&nbsp\; </span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Beckwith Room at Hildene 1005 Hildene Road Manchester\, VT
UID:e.7790.1341
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DTSTAMP:20260518T172950Z
URL:https://business.bennington.com/events/details/relevance-of-lincoln-s-greatest-speech-01-17-2016-1341
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