Christian McWhirter is the Lincoln Historian at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. He talked with The 21st about Lincoln’s evolving views on race and contemporary evolving views on Lincoln.
In June 2021, Christina Shutt began her role as executive director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. We talked with her about her plans for the museum. Plus, her views as a Black woman about Lincoln's role in America's complicated racial history.
On Today's 21st: The controversial herbicide dicamba has been blamed for millions of acres of crop damage. Now the herbicide is at the center of a civil lawsuit in Missouri. We got the latest.
The Lincoln Museum in Springfield now has a Bible that belonged to the former president. Plus, a year and a half ago, WBEZ reported on Legionnaires’ outbreaks at the Quincy Veterans’ Home. Today, the families who lost loved ones are still waiting for justice. And, as we think about our declining population overall, we’ll talk about who’s actually coming to Illinois. Plus, McLean County will be hosting household hazardous waste collections.
The foundation set up to support Springfield’s Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has been struggling with debt. Tuesday, officials from the group asked Illinois lawmakers for help.
