A Lincoln Town Hall: Lincoln, Miami and The American Dream. Book Discussion with Henry Louis Gates

Sunday, Nov 1, 2009   4:00 PM

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The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown Miami A Lincoln Town Hall: Lincoln, Miami and The American Dream

Lead Sponsor: The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

November 1 @ 4pm

Enjoy the music of Lincoln's time in performances by the 57-member wind ensemble from the New World School of the Arts and the 60-member Ambassador Chorale of Florida Memorial University. The two groups also will perform a segment of Aaron Copland's "Lincoln Portrait," with narration by Alonzo Mourning. Listen to and participate in a "case study" reflecting on the lessons of Lincoln's life and words for Greater Miami. Channel 4 anchorman Antonio Mora will be the interlocutor. Panelists include: Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez, Miami-Dade Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, author and former FIU professor Dr. Marvin Dunn, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation President Alberto Ibargüen, Florida Immigrant and Advocacy Center Executive Director Cheryl Little, Sant La Haitian Neighborhood Center Executive Director Gepsie Metellus, Dade Community Foundation retired President Ruth Shack, 19th century American history professors Dr. Darden Pyron from Florida International University and Dr. Donald Spivey from the University of Miami.

Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., who directs the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African-American Studies at Harvard University, will discuss his most recent book, "Lincoln on Race and Slavery."

View Lincoln and Civil War memorabilia from the Norman Braman collection on display in the foyer of the Knight Concert Hall.

Knight Concert Hall

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