Tag Abraham Lincoln
Drew Gilpin Faust on the Civil War: The work of death
Even though “we all have our dead,” and even though we all die, we do so differently from generation to generation and from place to place. Continue Reading
Tax holiday inspired by freedom
Americans are enjoying a brief tax holiday this year–filings are not due until April 17–and credit for the postponement goes to an unexpected hero: none other than Abraham Lincoln. Continue Reading
The Contents of Lincoln’s Pockets
A visitor to the Library of Congress can choose to examine any of over 123,000,000 books, newspapers, maps, photographs, prints, pieces of sheet music, sound recordings, and manuscripts. Continue Reading
Two cheers for the presidency
As America remembers her greatest presidents, it’s worth reflecting on the presidency itself, both to celebrate its glories and to ponder its glitches. Continue Reading
The Great Emancipator: Abraham Lincoln…or Martin Luther King, Jr.?
In the fictional “Killing Lincoln,” Bill O’Reilly touts Lincoln as our best president. In part, that accolade is based on the perception of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator. Continue Reading
Politics on the web
- Fischer upsets Republican rivals to win Nebraska Senate primary
- Biden attacks Romney tenure as venture capitalist
- Debt-ceiling showdown returns to Washington
- Report: Seamus bio in the works
- Poll: Romney-Christie a loser in N.J.
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More 13th Amendment Stories
- Numbers against Christie as VP pick
- Two landmark dates in civil rights history
- America's [presidents] got talent
- The war that triggered the Civil War
- Newsweek cover put focus back on James Buchanan
More Civil Rights Stories
- Numbers against Christie as VP pick
- Two landmark dates in civil rights history
- America's [presidents] got talent
- The war that triggered the Civil War
- Newsweek cover put focus back on James Buchanan
