Courting Mr. Lincoln

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By Louis Bayard ’85

Published April 17, 2019

Courting Mr. Lincoln (Algonquin) is set in 1840s Springfield, Ill., where Mary Todd is growing closer to the young Abraham Lincoln. But before she can fall fully in love with Abraham, she must address the intimate relationship he has with his closest friend and roommate Joshua Speed.

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Terri Sewell ’86 at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, stands next to a portrait of civil rights leader John Lewis.
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