Civil Rights in the Trump Era Teach-Out

The following videos are excerpts from speeches, given by various 19th-century U.S. figures, that address different aspects of "civil rights" in the country at that time. These speeches have been wonderfully re-enacted by student-actors from the University of Michigan. We are grateful to each of them as well as to Professor Priscilla Lindsay (Professor & Chair of the Department of Theatre & Drama) for arranging for these performances. Priscilla Lindsay is Professor and Chair of the Department of Theatre & Drama in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance. She is an actress, director, and voiceover actor.

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

American statesman and lawyer who was the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through the civil war. He is credited with preserving the Union, paving the way for the abolition of slavery, strengthening the federal government, and modernizing the economy.

Kevin Corbett (Abraham Lincoln) is a BFA Theatre Performance major and a BA Organizational Studies major. He is from Okemos, MI.