Michael Vorenberg, author portrait
© Peter Goldberg

Michael Vorenberg

MICHAEL VORENBERG is a professor of history at Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island. He is the author of Final Freedom: The Civil War, the Abolition of Slavery, and the Thirteenth Amendment, which was a finalist for the Lincoln Prize and a key source for Steven Spielberg’s 2012 film, Lincoln. He is also the author of The Emancipation Proclamation: A Brief History with Documents, as well as a number of essays on slavery, emancipation, and the U.S. Constitution. His writings have appeared in the Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, Politico, and The Washington Post.
Lincoln's Peace

Tue Mar 18 | 07:00 PM
Atlanta History Center
130 West Paces Ferry Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30305
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Wed Mar 19 | 07:00 PM
St. Louis County Library - Clark Family Branch
1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63131
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Thu Mar 20 | 07:00 PM
Endicott Estate
656 East St.
Dedham, MA 
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Sat Mar 22 | 03:00 PM
Ford's Theater
514 10th St. NW
Washington, DC 20004
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Tue Mar 25 | 10:30 AM
Alvin Sherman Library, Second Floor, Cotilla Gallery
3100 Ray Ferrero Jr. Blvd
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 
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Wed Mar 26 | 07:00 PM
Radnor Memorial Library
114 W Wayne Ave
Wayne, PA 19087
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Thu Mar 27 | 03:30 PM
ABRAHAM LINCOLN BOOKSHOP
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CHICAGO, IL 60642-8646
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Fri Apr 04 | 03:30 PM
Providence College Ruane Center for the Humanities, Room 105, Providence College
1 Cunningham Square
Providence, RI 
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Sat Apr 05 | 12:00 PM
Bridgewater State University, Maxwell Library, Heritage Room 103
Bridgewater, MA 
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Fri Apr 11 | 01:00 PM
Appomattox Court House National Park
111 National Park Drive
Appomattox, VA 
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Sat Apr 12 | 01:30 PM
Appomattox Court House National Park,
111 National Park Drive,
Appomattox, VA 
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Sun Apr 13 | 02:00 PM
American Civil War Museum
159 Horseshoe Rd
Appomattox, VA 24522
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Sun Apr 13 | 02:00 PM
American Civil War Museum
159 Horseshoe Rd,
Appomattox, VA 
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Wed Apr 23 | 04:00 PM
Watson Institute, Brown University
280 Brook St.
Providence, RI 
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Sat Apr 26
4409 Bennett Memorial Rd.
Durham, NC 
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Sun Apr 27 | 12:00 PM
University of Southern California,
3551 Trousdale Pkwy Hancock Foundation-Signing Area 1
Los Angeles, LA 
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Thu May 01 | 06:30 PM
Moss Theater
3131 Olympic Blvd.,
Santa Monica, CA 
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Tue May 20 | 07:00 PM
Barrington Public Library
281 County Rd
Barrington, RI 02806
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Wed May 21
Cranston
Cranston, RI 
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Wed May 21 | 07:00 PM
Sprague Mansion
1351 Cranston St.
Cranston, RI 
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Lincoln's Peace

Events

Tue Mar 18 | 07:00 PM
Atlanta History Center
130 West Paces Ferry Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30305
Google Map

Wed Mar 19 | 07:00 PM
St. Louis County Library - Clark Family Branch
1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63131
Google Map

Thu Mar 20 | 07:00 PM
Endicott Estate
656 East St.
Dedham, MA 
Google Map

Sat Mar 22 | 03:00 PM
Ford's Theater
514 10th St. NW
Washington, DC 20004
Google Map

Tue Mar 25 | 10:30 AM
Alvin Sherman Library, Second Floor, Cotilla Gallery
3100 Ray Ferrero Jr. Blvd
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 
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Wed Mar 26 | 07:00 PM
Radnor Memorial Library
114 W Wayne Ave
Wayne, PA 19087
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Thu Mar 27 | 03:30 PM
ABRAHAM LINCOLN BOOKSHOP
824 W SUPERIOR ST STE 100
CHICAGO, IL 60642-8646
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Fri Apr 04 | 03:30 PM
Providence College Ruane Center for the Humanities, Room 105, Providence College
1 Cunningham Square
Providence, RI 
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Sat Apr 05 | 12:00 PM
Bridgewater State University, Maxwell Library, Heritage Room 103
Bridgewater, MA 
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Fri Apr 11 | 01:00 PM
Appomattox Court House National Park
111 National Park Drive
Appomattox, VA 
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Sat Apr 12 | 01:30 PM
Appomattox Court House National Park,
111 National Park Drive,
Appomattox, VA 
Google Map

Sun Apr 13 | 02:00 PM
American Civil War Museum
159 Horseshoe Rd
Appomattox, VA 24522
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Sun Apr 13 | 02:00 PM
American Civil War Museum
159 Horseshoe Rd,
Appomattox, VA 
Google Map

Wed Apr 23 | 04:00 PM
Watson Institute, Brown University
280 Brook St.
Providence, RI 
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Sat Apr 26
4409 Bennett Memorial Rd.
Durham, NC 
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Sun Apr 27 | 12:00 PM
University of Southern California,
3551 Trousdale Pkwy Hancock Foundation-Signing Area 1
Los Angeles, LA 
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Thu May 01 | 06:30 PM
Moss Theater
3131 Olympic Blvd.,
Santa Monica, CA 
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Tue May 20 | 07:00 PM
Barrington Public Library
281 County Rd
Barrington, RI 02806
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Wed May 21
Cranston
Cranston, RI 
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Wed May 21 | 07:00 PM
Sprague Mansion
1351 Cranston St.
Cranston, RI 
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