[OPLINLIST] FW: [alacro-l] Application deadline for "Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War" traveling exhibition is May 5

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From: Don Wood [mailto:dwood at ala.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 12:40 PM
To: alacro-l at ala.org
Subject: [alacro-l] Application deadline for "Lincoln: The Constitution
and the Civil War" traveling exhibition is May 5

 

The ALA Public Programs Office, in partnership with the National
Constitution Center (NCC) and the National Endowment for the Humanities
(NEH), is accepting online applications for a large-scale tour of the
traveling exhibition "Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War"
through May 5 at www.ala.org/civilwarprograms. Eligible institutions
include but are not limited to public, research and special libraries;
historical societies; museums; civic, community and heritage
organizations; and institutes of higher learning. Funding for the
exhibition and tour is provided by a major grant from NEH.


Using the U.S. Constitution as its cohesive thread, "Lincoln: The
Constitution and the Civil War" offers a fresh and innovative
perspective on the Civil War that brings into focus the constitutional
crises at the heart of this great conflict. The exhibition identifies
these crises-the secession of the Southern states, slavery and wartime
civil liberties-and explores how Lincoln sought to meet these political
and constitutional challenges.

 

Two hundred sites will be selected to host the 1,000 square foot
exhibition for a period of six weeks each from September 2011 through
May 2015. Each site will receive a $750 grant to support expenses
related to exhibition programming.  Participating institutions are
expected to present at least two free public programs featuring a
lecture or discussion by a qualified scholar on exhibition themes.  All
showings of the exhibition must be free and open to the public.  

 

"Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War" is supported by NEH's We
the People initiative, which aims to stimulate and enhance the teaching,
study and understanding of American history and culture. For more
information, including project guidelines, programming resources and the
online application, visit www.ala.org/civilwarprograms. 

 

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