Q & Abe President Lincoln's Cottage

This bonus episode accompanies episode 4.3, "Did Lincoln ever play basketball?"
Curtis Harris told us a little more about how the aftermath of the Civil War affected the ideologies behind the invention of basketball, and Len Elmore spoke to us about how he tries to share the long arc of history with his students. 
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For this episode, we're answering a question from a young person impressed by Lincoln's height. Along the way we talk about the peach basket story, Lincoln's wrestling bouts, whether he would've been able to keep up in the NBA, and the intersection of sports and activism. Come along with us!
Guests:
Curtis Harris
Tamika Dudley
Len Elmore
Lee Roy Smith
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This bonus episode accompanies episode 4.2, "Where's all the furniture?"
Erin Carlson Mast explains how the interpretation team made the decision that it was going to be ok for visitors to sit on the antique furniture in the house, and tells the story of how the Cottage acquired some objects from when Lincoln was in residence.
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For this episode, we're exploring one of our all-time top questions at the Cottage. Along the way we'll stop by the White House records, historical cooties, measuring authenticity, and defining what a museum even is, anyway. Come along with us!
Guests:
Matt Costello
Erin Carlson Mast
Rainey Tisdale
Michael Atwood Mason
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This bonus episode accompanies episode 4.1, "Was Lincoln a racist?"
Richard Blackett told us about one of the obstacles folks promoting emancipation in the US faced before the Civil War, and Seth Levi told us about a project he’s working on to help support voting rights in communities descended from the formerly enslaved, among others.
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In this episode, we're talking through a question we've gotten from older visitors, documentarians, and teen students alike. Along the way we pass through the Lincoln-Douglas debates, monumental controversies, the power of anger, and lost historical perspectives. Come along with us!
Guests:
Richard Blackett
Brian Dirck
Gwen Westerman
Seth Levi
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