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The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, otherwise known as OLLI at UNL, is a membership-based lifelong learning program for adults 50 years plus. OLLI offers non-credit courses, events, travel opportunities and lectures. Hear from outstanding speakers and instructors. No tests. No grades. OLLI is all about the joy of learning.

Membership is required to take most courses, attend events and to take advantage of all of OLLI's opportunities.

We'll add links to books that are pertinent to the different classes.  Check back regularly for additions.

 

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The Crooked Path to Abolition: Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution Cover Image
$26.95
ISBN: 9781324005858
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - January 12th, 2021

The Kidnapping Club: Wall Street, Slavery, and Resistance on the Eve of the Civil War Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9781568587523
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Bold Type Books - October 20th, 2020

The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family Cover Image
$21.95
ISBN: 9780393337761
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - September 8th, 2009

The Slave Ship: A Human History Cover Image
$20.00
ISBN: 9780143114253
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Penguin Books - September 30th, 2008

The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family Cover Image
$32.50
ISBN: 9781324090847
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Liveright - November 8th, 2022

A Question of Freedom: The Families Who Challenged Slavery from the Nation’s Founding to the Civil War Cover Image
$39.00
ISBN: 9780300234121
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Yale University Press - November 24th, 2020

Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America Cover Image
$20.99
ISBN: 9780197564288
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Oxford University Press, USA - April 1st, 2021