Abraham Lincoln

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• SOURCE: Smithsonian.com
  1/7/19
  

  In Land of Lincoln, Long-Buried Traces of a Race Riot Come to the Surface

  by Megan Gannon

  Archaeologists recently uncovered the remains of five houses that lay witness to the tragedy that set Springfield, Illinois, on fire in 1908.

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  1/8/19
  

  Lincoln's Legacy and the Government Shutdown: The Suicide of a Great Democracy

  by George Packer

  A shutdown looks like the beginning of the end that Lincoln always knew was possible.

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• 11-18-18
  

  This Is Telling: It’s Impossible to Imagine Donald Trump Giving the Gettysburg Address

  by Louis P. Masur

  It was 155 years ago that Lincoln delivered his paean to democracy and liberty.

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  11-12-18
  

  America’s Struggle for Moral Coherence

  by Andrew Delbanco

  The problem of how to reconcile irreconcilable values is what led to the Civil War. It hasn’t gone away.

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• 11/4/18
  

  The GOP Needs to Stop Calling Itself the Party of Lincoln

  by Roy E. Finkenbine

  Lincoln would have nothing to do with a party of immigrant-haters.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  9-23-18
  

  F.B.I. and Expert Reports Cast Doubt That Celebrated Stovepipe Hat Was Lincoln’s

  Over the last five years, the nonprofit, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation, has commissioned studies by the F.B.I. and independent historians to determine whether the hat genuinely belonged to Lincoln.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  9-17-18
  

  Harold Holzer is selling his collection of Lincolnania

  It includes more than 700 paintings and other material related to the 16th president.

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  

  A House Still Divided

  by Ibram X. Kendi

  In 1858, Abraham Lincoln warned that America could not remain “half slave and half free.” Today, the country remains divided by racism—and the threat is as existential as it was before the Civil War.

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• SOURCE: The Hill
  9-6-18
  

  Trump: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was ridiculed by the 'fake news'

  "You know when Abraham Lincoln made that Gettysburg Address speech, the great speech, you know he was ridiculed?" Trump said during a rally in Billings, Montana.

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• 9/23/18
  

  Abraham Lincoln Warned Us About Donald Trump

  by John C. Waugh

  One day, Lincoln said, a man may arise among us whose ambition threatens the Republic.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  8-19-18
  

  Lincoln’s stovepipe hat and letters could be sold to ease nonprofit’s debt

  An Illinois nonprofit bearing Abraham Lincoln's name is so deep in debt that it is considering selling some of the 16th president's possessions.

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• 9/18/18
  

  Midterms (Lincoln’s Included) Have Always Been a Tough Presidential Test

  by Justin Martin

  The outcome of his in 1862 determined the fate of the Union in the Civil War.

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• SOURCE: The Hill
  7-12-18
  

  Trump says recent poll shows he's more popular than Lincoln

  It is unclear what poll the president was referring to in the interview, as presidential approval polling did not exist during the presidency of Abraham Lincoln.

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• 7/8/18
  

  The Last Best Hope of Earth Society

  by Greg Bailey

  Wondering how you can help revive America’s fortunes. Here’s one concrete suggestion.

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  2-12-18
  

  Abraham Lincoln's Secret Visits to Slaves

  by William R. Black

  In the mid-1930s, the Federal Writers’ Project interviewed thousands of former slaves, some of whom claimed the president came to their plantations disguised as a beggar or a peddler, telling them they’d soon be free.

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• 2/18/18
  

  What African Americans Who Knew Lincoln Thought of Him

  by Kate Masur

  Why a publisher decided to bring out a new edition of the book that told this story.

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• SOURCE: Snopes
  9-11-17
  

  Snopes fact checks meme that equates Lincoln's and Lee’s views on slavery

  The meme omits context and cites a dubious claim about Lee.

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• SOURCE: Time Magazine
  7-19-17
  

  A Century-Old Abraham Lincoln Mystery May Finally Have an Answer

  Linguistic experts say they know who wrote the famous Bixby letter. It wasn’t Lincoln.

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• 8-6-17
  

  What Does Lincoln Have in Common with Comic Book Heroes?

  by Michael McLean

  He had an enemy with whom he shared a common background.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  7-3-17
  

  Why Abraham Lincoln is an icon for Republicans and Democrats alike

  by Shawn Parry-Giles and David Kaufer

  After his assassination, Abraham Lincoln became a beacon of the United States presidency.