| Edward L. Ayers | "Lincoln did not understand why citizens would want to leave the country that they love" |
| "Moderate Middle Does Not Always Hold" | |
| Walter Johnson | "Connection to the War on Terror" |
| Gary W. Gallagher | "We Still Struggle With Similar Questions" |
| Elizabeth R. Varon | "Politics of Fear and Lessons from Abolitionists" |
| Gregg D. Kimball | "Need to Believe in Change" |
| Joan Waugh | "Don't Judge History by the Present" |
| Jean H. Baker | "1850s Politics" |