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Editorial: The history, and hypocrisy, of the upside-down American flag
Using the American flag for protest has deep roots. It was trampled and burned by Southerners to protest Abraham Lincoln in the Civil War era. It was displayed upside down by antislavery activists ...
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From Wrestling Champ to Cat Lover—Unexpected Facts About Abraham Lincoln
4. Lincoln was a huge animal lover and had tons of them. Dogs, cats, horses, and even goats were no strangers to Abe. It's ...
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Abraham Lincoln, 1809–1865
When Lincoln ... of African-American freedom. In his 1863 Gettysburg Address, he argued that the war must lead to “a new birth of freedom” or it would have been fought in vain. Major Acts In practical ...
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A famous Lincoln speech might bear his fingerprints
When Abraham Lincoln ... the 160th anniversary of Lincoln’s historic second inaugural, and the speech that would be hailed as one of the best ever given by an American. Trump is among more ...