America 250 @ Lincoln Library
Lincoln Library will be hosting programs throughout 2026 to celebrate the United States’ Semiquincentennial.
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Civil Civics America 250: Drafting a New America
Three Branches?: Articles 1-3
Civil Civics America 250: Drafting a New America
Bill of Rights, Part 1
Civil Civics America 250: Drafting a New America
Bill of Rights, Part 2
Civil Civics America 250: Drafting a New America
Equal Protection Under The Law: The Fourteenth Amendment
Civil Civics America 250: Drafting a New America
Flaws In The System: Weak Guardrails
Having taken a look through our current system, let's identify some of the flaws our history has revealed.
This Illustrated Lecture focuses on the remarkable women who had a first-hand view of the founding of our nation, and whose stories need to be shared.
Civil Civics America 250: Drafting a New America
This month's flaw in the system: Vague Wording.
Tom Emery, author of book Illinois in the Revolutionary War will provide narrative on the dominant figure in the war in Illinois, George Rogers Clark, and his daring capture of Kaskaskia and the 1780 expedition
Civil Civics America 250: Drafting a New America
This month's flaw: The Electoral College