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Mar 9, 2021
1 min

ALPLM Picks New Executive Director

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Monday, March 8, 2021 The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) in Springfield,...

How Abraham Lincoln Started HBCUs, At Least Indirectly

David J. Kent

Mar 6, 2021
1 min

How Abraham Lincoln Started HBCUs, At Least Indirectly

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Saturday, March 6, 2021 Abraham Lincoln is responsible for the creation of Historically Black Colleges...

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Mar 5, 2021
1 min

A Day in the Life of the Lincoln Group

By Wendy Swanson via Lincolnian Washington D.C. March 4, 2021 From the Lincoln Group Archives Lincoln Group members and friends...

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Mar 4, 2021
1 min

Catch Up on New Lincoln Books

By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Tuesday, March 2, 2021 The flow of new books about Abraham Lincoln just keeps gushing, and the Lincoln...

abesgirl

Mar 4, 2021
3 min

160 Years Ago This Week…

By Wendy Swanson via Lincolnian Washington D.C. March 3, 2021 From the Lincoln Group Archives The above image shows the 1861 inaugural...

A Close Look at Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address

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Mar 4, 2021
3 min

A Close Look at Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address

By Wendy Swanson via Lincolnian Washington D.C. March 3, 2021 From the Lincoln Group Archives This article provides additional...

David J. Kent

Mar 3, 2021
2 min

Lincoln and Stone Protest Slavery

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Wednesday, March 3, 2021 On March 3, 1837, twenty-eight-year-old Lincoln was a state legislator in...

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Mar 1, 2021
1 min

1861 Lincoln Treasures on Display

By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Monday, March 1, 2021 With the 160th anniversary of President Lincoln's momentous 1861 inauguration...

The Night Teddy Came to Dinner to Salute Lincoln

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Feb 27, 2021
3 min

The Night Teddy Came to Dinner to Salute Lincoln

Wendy Swanson via Lincolnian Washington D.C. Saturday, February 27, 2021 From the Lincoln Group Archives That whirlwind of energy and wit...

Cooper Union – The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President

David J. Kent

Feb 27, 2021
3 min

Cooper Union – The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Saturday, February 27, 2021 On February 27, 1860, a tall, lanky lawyer from Illinois gave a speech at a...

David J. Kent

Feb 25, 2021
2 min

Abraham Lincoln and the Dakota 38

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Thursday, February 25, 2021 The recent pressure to remove Confederate statues has spilled over into...

A New Connection with Lincoln's Washington

John O’Brien

Feb 25, 2021
2 min

A New Connection with Lincoln's Washington

By John O'Brien Washington D.C. Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Commerce Department Appointee Graves is descendant of Civil War Hotelier One...

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Feb 24, 2021
3 min

Review: CNN Offers a Complex Lincoln

By Edward Epstein Washington, D.C. Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 In promoting its six-part series on the life of Abraham Lincoln, CNN says...

Lincoln's Road to Emancipation Remembered

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Feb 23, 2021
2 min

Lincoln's Road to Emancipation Remembered

By Wendy Swanson via Lincolnian Washington D.C. February 23, 2021 The above photograph shows Elizabeth Thomas with Civil War veterans at...

When Abraham Lincoln Appointed a 10th Supreme Court Justice

David J. Kent

Feb 23, 2021
2 min

When Abraham Lincoln Appointed a 10th Supreme Court Justice

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Tuesday, February 23, 2021 Abraham Lincoln is the only president to appoint a tenth justice to the...

Black Lives Certainly Mattered to Abraham Lincoln, Says Historian

David J. Kent

Feb 23, 2021
2 min

Black Lives Certainly Mattered to Abraham Lincoln, Says Historian

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Tuesday, February 23, 2021 Noted historian Jonathan W. White took exception to San Francisco's recent...

The Misguided Idea of Targeting Abraham Lincoln and Other Statues

David J. Kent

Feb 23, 2021
2 min

The Misguided Idea of Targeting Abraham Lincoln and Other Statues

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Tuesday, February 23, 2021 San Francisco targets Abraham Lincoln schools for renaming. Chicago targets...

Did Abraham Lincoln Have Dual Citizenship with the Republic of San Marino?

David J. Kent

Feb 23, 2021
2 min

Did Abraham Lincoln Have Dual Citizenship with the Republic of San Marino?

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Tuesday, February 23, 2021 Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky in 1809. But in 1861, as the Civil War...

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Feb 22, 2021
2 min

San Francisco Gives Lincoln a Reprieve

By Edward Epstein Washington D.C. Monday, February 22, 2021 Facing widespread scorn, San Francisco's school board says it will reconsider...

Abraham Lincoln Promoted Black Voting Rights

David J. Kent

Feb 22, 2021
2 min

Abraham Lincoln Promoted Black Voting Rights

By David J. Kent Washington D.C. Monday, February 22, 2021 Abraham Lincoln is best known for his Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg...