Author and Historian Jeffry Wert on Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, 149 Years Later

Today marks 149 years since Abraham Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address, just over a month before the end of the Civil War. WPSU's Kate Lao Shaffner talks with historian, author, and Centre Hall native Jeffry Wert about why the speech has lasting significance.

Learn more about Penn State Alumni Association's City Lights event featuring Jeffry Wert. Wert will be speaking about Lincoln's speech and the meaning of the Civil War at the National Civil War Museum Thursday, March 6.
Learn more about Jeffry Wert and his books here.