The 1860 presidential election, which saw Abraham Lincoln win without Southern support, intensified divisions over slavery ...
In 1864, amid the U.S. Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was elected to his second term as president. He was assassinated five ...
On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered a powerful 272-word speech, later known as the Gettysburg Address, dedicating a ...
A rare Lincoln letter at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum shows how race shaped early White House life and presidential power.
In a quiet testament to his friend, Abraham Linc personally handled William Johnson's wages and paid for his coffin.
Abraham Lincoln's 1861 handwritten letter recommending his Black friend William Johnson for a job is now on display at the ...