Lincoln Ideas Forum

Notable thinkers in a variety of fields will come together at President Lincoln’s Cottage for a dynamic symposium. Speakers will discuss the intersection of their contemporary work with President Lincoln’s life and legacy.

Speakers and topics include:

• Ted Maris-Wolf, Vice President of Education, Research, and Historical Interpretation,
  Colonial Williamsburg Foundation--Moderator
• Katherine Chon, Director of the Office on Trafficking in Persons, Administration for
  Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services--
  Trafficking and Migration
• Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus, Ohio University--Lincoln's
  Economic Legacy
• Olivia Dreier, Executive Director, Karuna Center for Peacebuilding--Bridging Divides after
  Civil War
• Katie Mansfield, Director, Eastern Mennonite Univeristy's Center for Justice and
  Peacebuilding Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience Program and Raymond
  Zeigler, MA student, Eastern Mennonite University's Center for Justice and Peacebuilding--
  How are we facing the legacy of slavery?