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Sally Field Reflects on Mary Todd Lincoln

by Kevin Levin on November 3, 2012 · 7 comments · Follow me on

in Civil War Culture

Like many of you I am looking forward to seeing Speilberg’s film, Lincoln.  There is quite a buzz, which I hope translates into a good showing at the box office.  As long as we don’t get carried away with critiquing the film along the narrow lines of historical accuracy we should be just fine.  I [...]

“Looking for Lincoln”

by Kevin Levin on February 4, 2009 · 8 comments · Follow me on

in Civil War Memory Class, Memory, Slavery, Southern History, Teaching

I am pleased to see that the new PBS documentary, “Looking for Lincoln” is available for viewing on their website.  I’m not sure if this is the complete broadcast, but enough is included to give you a sense of the scope as well as content.  The program is divided into relatively small sections, which makes [...]