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On April 14, 1876, a racially mixed crowd gathered on Capitol Hill in Washington DC to witness the dedication of a memorial to Abraham Lincoln. The memorial consisted of a life-size statue of Lincoln and an African American man. Some see the enslaved man as kneeling before Lincoln as if he were being blessed by the President.
18 hours ago · In 272 words, and three minutes, Lincoln asserted that the nation was born not in 1789, but in 1776, "conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal". He defined the war as dedicated to the principles of liberty and equality for all.
- April 15, 1865 (aged 56), Washington, D.C., U.S.
- James Buchanan
- February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm, Kentucky, U.S.
- Andrew Johnson
Mar 29, 2024 · Gettysburg Address, world-famous speech delivered by U.S. Pres. Abraham Lincoln at the dedication (November 19, 1863) of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the site of one of the decisive battles of the American Civil War (July 1–3, 1863).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Apr 3, 2024 · What Abraham Lincoln said in respect of the United States is as true of the colored people as of the relations of those States. They cannot remain half slave and half free. You must give them all or take from them all. Until this half-and-half condition is ended, there will be just ground of complaint.
5 days ago · Located at the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., this neoclassical monument stands as a powerful testament to Lincoln’s legacy of unity, strength, and wisdom. Designed by architect Henry Bacon and modeled after the Greek Parthenon, the memorial signifies the ideals of democracy, a principle that Lincoln staunchly defended.
Apr 8, 2024 · At MS67, S-minted 1937 half dollars are valued the highest among the three mint varieties. 1937 S half dollars are worth around $4,000 compared to $3,250 for D or $1,100 for no mint mark half dollars. There are no known 1937 S half dollars rated at MS68. The auction record belongs to an MS67+ graded coin sold at a Stack’s Bowers auction in ...
Mar 23, 2024 · Editor, Lincoln and Liberty: Wisdom for the Ages (University Press of Kentucky, 2015): Introduction and Chapter, “Lincoln, Liberty, and the American Constitutional Union” Editor, Ralph Ellison and the Raft of Hope: A Political Companion to Invisible Man