Patrick Rael, Professor of History at Bowdoin College from Maine, will approach the following ideas and questions in his talk: How did Lincoln's views regarding slavery and emancipation evolve during the Civil War? Did the form that emancipation took align with Lincoln's views?  Members: free, non-members: $10.  To register in advance, call 603-763-4789 x3.  Meet on the Veranda of the Main House.

Patrick Rael specializes in African-American history, the Civil War era, and the history of slavery and emancipation. His most recent book, Eighty-Eight Years: The Long Death of Slavery in the United States, 1777-1865 (University of Georgia Press, 2015) explores the Atlantic history of slavery to understand the exceptionally long period of time it took to end chattel bondage in America.