Sun., Jan. 15 Events & Platform: Slaves, Servants and Soldiers by Louis Gerteis, Ph.D.

Platform: Slaves, Servants and Soldiers by Louis Gerteis, Ph.D.

Uneven Paths to Freedom in the Border States, 1861-1865
By exempting the Border States from the terms of the Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln continued to extend to them some of the autonomy they had enjoyed during the first years of the war. Civil governments continued to function in Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, and in the new state of West Virginia, but Lincoln also authorized the imposition of martial law in these states. Lincoln rejected repeated pleas to resolve the tensions in the Border States, either by placing them entirely under federal military control or by deferring to the authority of their civil governments.

Lincoln’s middle course helped to insure that the Civil War in the Border States earned its name. Conflict in these states raged at the most intimate levels of civil society.
11 a.m. Auditorium.

Platform Music: Songs from the Civil War

Colloquy: A guided meditation and discussion on a topic that changes weekly.
9:45 a.m. Boardroom.

Forum: Tibet: Flora, Fungi and Beautiful People by Maxine Stone
9:45 a.m. Hanke Room.

Sunday School:
10 a.m. until noon

Ethical Mindfulness Meditation:
8 – 9:30 a.m. The Foyer.

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