

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Reel vs Real: Interpreting History in Lincoln
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: RESCHEDULED - Reel vs. Real: Interpreting History in Lincoln
This program is rescheduled from Thursday, February 24.

Join the Barrington 250 Committee for this special lecture by Professor Michael Vorenberg.

The film Lincoln (2012), directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Tony Kushner, is the most comprehensive, well-funded, and successful film ever made of the sixteenth president. A nominee for the Best Picture academy award, and a winner of the Best Actor award for Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln is considered one of the best historical dramas ever made. But there was some controversy around the film, and some historians criticized it.

In this talk, Prof. Michael Vorenberg of Brown University will discuss with the audience a number of issues raised by the film. Does the film picture history accurately? Why the focus on the Thirteenth Amendment? What is the film's message about party politics? Just how much power does a president have, and how much power should the president have? Finally, what is the best route to reform--through moderate or radical means?
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Michael Vorenberg, a Professor of History at Brown University, is the author of Final Freedom: The Civil War, the Abolition of Slavery, and the Thirteenth Amendment, published by Cambridge University Press. Final Freedom was a Finalist for the Lincoln Prize and was used as the basis for the screenplay of the 2012 film, Lincoln. He has given a number of talks about the film, at Brown University and around the country. More recently, Vorenberg is the author of Lincoln's Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War, published by Alfred A. Knopf. This book, too, has been announced as a Finalist for the Lincoln Prize. At Brown, Vorenberg specializes in the history of the Civil War, the Constitution, and Abraham Lincoln.

Free admission with registration. Open to the public.
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Barrington
- **state**: RI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 283 County Road, Barrington, RI, United States, Rhode Island 02806
- **lat**: 41.74114
- **long**: -71.30768
- **full address**: 283 County Road, Barrington, RI, United States, Rhode Island 02806

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 283 County Road, Barrington, RI, United States, Rhode Island 02806
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Barrington 250 Celebration
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, art, theatre, literary-art, performances, parties
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