Dr. Michael Toomey, Emeritus Professor of History at Lincoln Memorial University and Dr. William E. Hardy, Assistant Professor of History and Lincoln Scholar gave a joint presentation entitled, "Lincoln's Dilemma: Slavery, Morality, and Politics," as part of the inaugural events of the Abraham Lincoln Center for Leadership and Public Policy. The joint presentation addresses the president's dilemma of bringing an end to slavery without doing irreparable damage to the United States Constitution and the foundations of the American Republic.
