A group is forming to plan this year’s Juneteenth celebration which will be held on LLCC’s main campus on Wednesday, June 19. If you are interested in joining the committee, please email Kim Wilson by Monday, April 8. The first meeting will be scheduled within the next couple of weeks.
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The LLCC Lincoln Lecture Happens today!
Join us today at the annual Lincoln Lecture.
“Abraham Lincoln and the Making of the American West” will be presented by Jacob K. Friefeld at 9 a.m. in the Trutter Center on the LLCC campus. The presentation will also be available via Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89790657720).
Friefeld will discuss Lincoln’s legacy in the West and the Homestead Act of 1862, enriching the conventional story of who settled the West. He will explore how the Homestead Act can be seen as one of the most important social policies ever enacted in the United States and that it worked in combination with the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th and 14th Amendments to give Black Americans an opportunity to own land after the Civil War.
There is no charge to attend, and refreshments will be served.
Friefeld is the director of the Center for Lincoln Studies at University of Illinois Springfield. His new book, “The First Migrants,” tells the story of Black Americans who left the South between 1877 and the Great Migration and went west seeking land and freedom. His first book, “Homesteading the Plains: Toward a New History,” examines the Homestead Act of 1862.
LLCC Outreach Centers in Jacksonville, Beardstown, Taylorville and Litchfield also plan various Lincoln-themed activities to commemorate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.
LLCC invites public to annual Lincoln Lecture Feb. 12
LLCC’s annual Lincoln Lecture will be held Monday, Feb. 12, and is open to the public.
“Abraham Lincoln and the Making of the American West” will be presented by Jacob K. Friefeld at 9 a.m. in the Trutter Center on the LLCC campus. The presentation will also be available via Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89790657720).
Friefeld will discuss Lincoln’s legacy in the West and the Homestead Act of 1862, enriching the conventional story of who settled the West. He will explore how the Homestead Act can be seen as one of the most important social policies ever enacted in the United States and that it worked in combination with the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th and 14th Amendments to give Black Americans an opportunity to own land after the Civil War.
There is no charge to attend, and refreshments will be served.
Friefeld is the director of the Center for Lincoln Studies at University of Illinois Springfield. His new book, “The First Migrants,” tells the story of Black Americans who left the South between 1877 and the Great Migration and went west seeking land and freedom. His first book, “Homesteading the Plains: Toward a New History,” examines the Homestead Act of 1862.
LLCC Outreach Centers in Jacksonville, Beardstown, Taylorville and Litchfield also plan various Lincoln-themed activities to commemorate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.
LLCC invites public to annual Lincoln Lecture Feb. 12
Lincoln Land Community College invites the public to its annual Lincoln Lecture Monday, Feb. 12.
“Abraham Lincoln and the Making of the American West” will be presented by Jacob K. Friefeld at 9 a.m. in the Trutter Center on the LLCC campus. The presentation will also be available via Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89790657720).
Friefeld will discuss Lincoln’s legacy in the West and the Homestead Act of 1862, enriching the conventional story of who settled the West. He will explore how the Homestead Act can be seen as one of the most important social policies ever enacted in the United States and that it worked in combination with the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th and 14th Amendments to give Black Americans an opportunity to own land after the Civil War.
There is no charge to attend, and refreshments will be served.
Friefeld is the director of the Center for Lincoln Studies at University of Illinois Springfield. His new book, “The First Migrants,” tells the story of Black Americans who left the South between 1877 and the Great Migration and went west seeking land and freedom. His first book, “Homesteading the Plains: Toward a New History,” examines the Homestead Act of 1862.
LLCC Outreach Centers in Jacksonville, Beardstown, Taylorville and Litchfield also plan various Lincoln-themed activities to commemorate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.
In the community
To celebrate Lincoln’s Birthday and to assist in completing 50 Acts of Service, staff from LLCC-Taylorville and Litchfield read to local elementary school students in February. Pictured in the attachment is Tisha Miller at North Elementary School in Taylorville. The photo was printed in the Feb. 18 edition of the Breeze-Courier.
Events today and Monday
Friday, Feb. 10 – Showcase Your Talent Karaoke Style and Voter Registration Day co-sponsored by the African-American History Month Committee and the LLCC Black Student Union, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., A. Lincoln Commons.
LLCC hosts the Illinois Postsecondary Agriculture Student Competition from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Trutter Center. Several hundred ag students from community colleges across the state are participating. For more information, contact Bill Harmon at 6.2573.
Biggest Loser Contest begins.
Monday, Feb. 13 – 9th annual Lincoln Lecture, 9 a.m., Trutter Center. Panel of Lincoln experts will address the topic of “Working Together for the Lincoln Legacy” and provide a wide-ranging conversation about the 16th president’s life and the many ways organizations today are working together to keep the Lincoln legacy alive. Read more HERE.
LLCC sponsors 9th annual Lincoln Lecture Feb. 13
LLCC invites the public to its 9th annual Lincoln Lecture Feb. 13 at 9 a.m. in the Trutter Center. Commemorating the 208th birthday of President Lincoln and the 50th anniversary of LLCC’s founding, the program features a panel of Lincoln experts including Alan Lowe, executive director, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum; Kathryn Harris, president of the Abraham Lincoln Association; and Samuel Wheeler, Ph.D., Illinois state historian; with moderator John Squibb, Ph.D., LLCC faculty emeritus. There is no charge for the program.
Panelists will address the topic of “Working Together for the Lincoln Legacy” and provide a wide-ranging conversation about the 16th president’s life and the many ways organizations today are working together to keep the Lincoln legacy alive. Read more HERE.
African-American History Month activities next week
Monday, Feb. 6 – HIV/AIDS Awareness and Testing sponsored by the LLCC Black Student Union, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., A. Lincoln Commons. Participants will be provided information concerning HIV/AIDS and can also be tested.
Tuesday, Feb. 7 – Chahrm the Band with Ada Lou presents “A Touch of Jazz, Rhythm and Blues” featuring Crisp, Rogers with Ada Lou, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., A. Lincoln Commons.
Friday, Feb. 10 – Showcase Your Talent Karaoke Style and Voter Registration Day co-sponsored by the African-American History Month Committee and the LLCC Black Student Union, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., A. Lincoln Commons.
African-American History Month Kickoff today, noon-1:30
LLCC is celebrating African-American History Month this month. The theme for this year’s observance is “An Expression of Hope and Celebration of Black Life, Black History and Black Culture.” Leading off events for the month is African-American History Month Kickoff featuring LLCC alum Kenneth Humble with the Kenny Humble Trio, TODAY, noon to 1:30 p.m., A. Lincoln Commons.
LLCC celebrates African-American History Month in February
LLCC is celebrating African-American History Month during February with various events. The theme for this year’s observance is “An Expression of Hope and Celebration of Black Life, Black History and Black Culture.” View a list of events HERE.