| When | Monday, December 13, 2021, 6:45 – 8:15 PM |
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| Sponsor | Smithsonian Associates |
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| Event Location | This program is part of our Smithsonian Associates Streaming series. |
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| Cost | Click here to view prices |
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| Get Tickets/Register | smithsonianassociates.org… |
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| Categories | After Five, Webcasts & Online |
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| Details | Tapped by his one-time political rival Abraham Lincoln to become secretary of the treasury, Salmon P. Chase proved essential to the Civil War effort and pressed the president to emancipate the country’s slaves and recognize Black rights. Biographer Walter Stahr sheds new light on a complex and fascinating political figure, as well as on the pivotal events of the Civil War and its aftermath. |
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