Senior Fellow

William Freehling
VFH Senior Fellow

The Falls and Rises of Abraham Lincoln
Showdown in Virginia: The 1861 Convention and the Fate of the Union

I’m writing a book titled The Falls and Rises of Abraham Lincoln. As the title suggests, the book focuses on Lincoln’s growth during his presidency. The later presidential part of the story is well known. But the earlier part of Lincoln’s life that I will emphasize has not been adequately handled, and it throws great light on how far Lincoln—and the nation he all too well epitomized —had to travel.

Spring 2012 Fellows

Lawrie Balfour
Politics, University of Virginia
Reparations: A Democratic Idea

Jasmin Darznik
English, Washington & Lee University
LUSTRE: A Nonfiction Novel of Iran

William Freehling
History, VFH Senior Fellow
The Falls and Rises of Abraham Lincoln

Susan McKinnon
Anthropology, University of Virginia
Marital Signs of Progress: The Prohibition of Cousin Marriage and the Making of “Modernity”

John Ragosta
Independent Scholar
Patrick Henry: Federalist

Allison Robinson
Robert Russa Moton Museum Junior Fellow
Prince Edward County: Oral History Project

Robert Vinson
History, College of William and Mary
Shaka’s Progeny: Zulu Cultures and the Making of a Modern Atlantic World
(co-authored book with Ben Carton, history, George Mason University)

Kara Vuic
History and Political Science, Bridgewater College
A Touch of Home: Gender, Recreation, and Twentieth Century Wars

Lisa Woolfork
English, University of Virginia
Racial Parity Parody: Post Soul Visions of Blackness