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SUMMARY:Lessons in History ~ Wide Awake: The Movement That Elected Lincoln and Ignited the Civil War 
DESCRIPTION:We are honored to host a Civil War Book Talk featuring Smithsonian historian\, Dr. Jon Grinspan\, as he discusses his book Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force That Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War. A book signing will follow his lecture.  Make your plans now for Friday\, November 15\, 2024\, at 5:30 pm to join us for this free\, in-person event. \nAbout the book: Wide Awake: The Movement That Elected Lincoln and Ignited the Civil War \n At the start of the 1860 presidential campaign\, a handful of fired-up young Northerners appeared as bodyguards to defend anti-slavery stump speakers from frequent attacks. The group called themselves the Wide Awakes. Soon\, hundreds of thousands of young White and Black men\, and several women\, were organizing boisterous\, uniformed\, torch-bearing brigades of their own. These Wide Awakes–mostly working-class Americans in their twenties–became one of the largest\, most spectacular\, and most influential political movements in our history. To some\, it demonstrated the power of a rising majority to push back against slavery. To others\, it looked like a paramilitary force training to invade the South. Within a year\, the nation would be at war with itself\, and many on both sides would point to the Wide Awakes as the mechanism that got them there.  \nEvent Details:   \nTitle: Civil War Book Talk – Wide Awake with author Dr. Jon Grinspan  \nDate: Friday\, November 15\, 2024  \nTime: 5:30 pm \nVenue: The National Civil War Museum  \nAdmission: Free to the public  \nJon Grinspan is the Curator of Political History at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. He is the author of the award-winning The Virgin Vote: How Young Americans Made Democracy Social\, Politics \n Personal\, and Voting Popular in the 19th Century. His work has appeared in The New York Times\, The New Yorker\, The Washington Post\, and other prominent publications. Grinspan resides in Washington\, D.C. 
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/lessons-in-history-wide-awake-the-movement-that-elected-lincoln-and-ignited-the-civil-war/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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