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Preview: Looking for Lincoln
An advance screening of the unreleased PBS documentary Looking for Lincoln will examine the life of Abraham Lincoln and will be followed by a discussion. Moderator, Tom Frasier, is an AP English Teacher at Estes Park High School and trained discussion leader. Audience members will be invited to discuss the implications of the film as well as to make comparisons between Lincoln and contemporary leaders in American society. This free program is sponsored by the Estes Park Museum, the Estes Park Public Library, Park R-3 School District and PBS. February 3, the Estes Park Public Library, 335 East Elkhorn Avenue Looking for Lincoln dissects the myths that have grown up around Abraham Lincoln. The film addresses many outstanding questions that surround the sixteenth American President - questions about race, equality, religion, depression and sexuality - by carefully interpreting the evidence provided by people who actually knew him. Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. leads the investigation, with help from Lincoln scholar Doris Kearns Goodwin. The full-length documentary premieres on February 11 on Rocky Mountain PBS; check your local listings. February 12, 2009 marks the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth. The occasion provides an opportunity to re-examine American ideals and values within a nation that is still forming two centuries later. For more information on the February 3 screening, please call Kate Rusch at the Estes Park Museum at 970-577-3762 or Kurtis Kelly at the Estes Park Public Library at 970-586-8116.
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