A new Lincoln at the Library program is happening on August 27, 2025, at 2 p.m. ET! With war erupting in 1861, women were faced with unimaginable challenges and opportunities that had a lasting effect on history. Tune in to…
Black Franchise: The Fifteenth Amendment and the Right to Vote
New Temporary Exhibit open at The Rolland Center for Lincoln Research
At the Rolland Center for Lincoln Research in the Allen County Public Library’s Main downtown location, we’re honoring the historic milestone that was the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment to the US Constitution. From June 26 through September 29, 2025, visitors can enjoy a celebration of Black male Americans winning the franchise—the right to vote. Fine art lithographs from the popular illustrated magazine Harper’s Weekly will be on display alongside a speech arguing for universal suffrage, a photograph of Frederick Douglass beside his signature, and depictions of Columbia, a female figure as the personification of liberty.
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Lincoln at the Library–Unheralded Heroines: Women during the Civil War
The Emancipation Proclamation Inkwell
New temporary exhibit on display starting June 18, 2025!