Associate Professor of Politics, Washington and Lee University
Lexington, Virginia
Lucas Morel is associate professor of politics at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, where he teaches courses on American government, political philosophy, Abraham Lincoln, and black American politics. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Claremont Graduate School (1994), and is a member of the scholarly advisory committee of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, and a board member of the Abraham Lincoln Institute, the Lincoln Studies Center at Knox College, and the Supreme Court Historical Society.
Dr. Morel is the author of Lincoln's Sacred Effort: Defining Religion's Role in American Self-Government (2000) and, most recently, editor of Ralph Ellison and the Raft of Hope: A Political Companion to "Invisible Man" (2004). His articles have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, and First Things. Dr. Morel has also been a guest commentator on CNN's TalkBack Live and New Hampshire, Virginia, and Wisconsin Public Radio.
Contact Information:
Telephone: (540) 458-8161
Fax: (540) 458-8639
Web site: http://home.wlu.edu/~morell/
Mailing Address:
Dr. Lucas Morel
Washington and Lee University
Williams School of Commerce
Lexington, VA 24450
Willing to Travel? Yes
Fee for Services? Yes
Lectures Offered:
Lincoln and Politics/Political Parties
Lincoln and Emancipation
Lincoln and the Declaration of Independence
Lincoln and the Constitution
Lincoln and the Union
Lincoln and the Self-Made Man
Lincoln and Religion
Lincoln and Capitalism
Lincoln and His Speeches
Lincoln and Black People
Lincoln and Colonization
Lincoln and His Rivals
Other Programs Offered:
Media Interview
Writing for Newspapers/Magazines
Writing for Scholarly Publications
