abe lincoln
John Wilkes Booth, born May 10, 1838, was an actor who performed throughout the country in many plays. He was the lead in some of William Shakespeare's most famous works. Additionally, he was a racist and Southern sympathizer during the Civil War. He hated Abraham Lincoln who represented everyt....
Abe Lincoln
President Abraham Lincoln's preliminary Emancipation Proclamation of September 22, 1862, became federal military policy on January 1, 1863, prompting Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles to describe it as "a broad step a landmark in history" (Welles, vol. 1, p. 212). The edict transformed the Civi....
Abe Lincoln Presidency
Though Douglas won the senatorial election, Lincoln had made his mark by the debates; he was now a potential presidential candidate. His first appearance in the East was in Feb., 1860, when he spoke at Cooper Union in New York City. He gained a large following in the antislavery states, but his n....
Abe Lincoln's Assassination: Conspiracy Theories
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was a great and tragic event in the history of this country. Those who wanted equality for all Americans mourned his passing. After Lincolns death, the questions about what really happened on April 14, 1864, have not ....
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