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By Emily Eisler '17

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Bowdoin College to unveil rare picture of Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration

The Bowdoin College Museum of Art put on display last week a rare photograph of President Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration in 1861 after acquiring the photo when it was on auction in October. It is one of three known copies, the others held in the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution. Lincoln’s inauguration was the first to be photographed and took place less than two months before the Civil War began. Though it is not certain, the popular belief is that Alexander Gerdner took the photo.

Amherst College consecrates Chapel as a sanctuary for immigrants on eve of inauguration

The day before President Trump’s inauguration, religious leaders at Amherst held a ceremony to dedicate the campus chapel as a safe space for undocumented immigrants to seek refuge in case of trouble with immigration officials. This ceremony was a signal of solidarity with undocumented immigrants and a protest against Trump’s threats to deport them as well as abolish a program put in place under the Obama Administration to protect undocumented students. Amherst told reporters that despite their college president’s vocal support of sanctuary for undocumented immigrants, this event was not organized by the college, but by the private religious officials that employ the chapel. Many other higher education institutions around the country have advocated for their campuses to take similar action and to show support for their undocumented students.

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