As early as 1849, Abraham Lincoln believed ... The decree also left room for a plan of compensated emancipation. No Confederate states took the offer, and on January 1 Lincoln presented the ...

On Presidents Day we are reminded of Abraham Lincoln’s commitment to reconciliation and rehabilitation, rather than retribution and revenge, as a mark of leadership.

Abraham Lincoln made a stopover at Cincinnati on his way to his inauguration in 1861, just as the nation was falling apart.

That All Men Are Created Equal” features bills of sale, reward posters and more to explain slavery’s role in the Civil War, ...

(LEX 18) — There is a push at the Capitol to get rid of a slavery exception ... Gailey with Abolish Slavery Kentucky. “It is past time to finish the task Abraham Lincoln started.” ...

Lincoln had struggled to heal the wounds of war, yet he became one of its last victims, and the war left the country no less divided. Abraham Lincoln grew up on the American frontier. Born in a ...

Over the years, Donald Trump has often compared himself to Abraham Lincoln, even calling himself ... push to pass the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery. He also knew that freed slaves ...

Abraham Lincoln is often regarded as one of the greatest U.S. presidents, due to his leadership during the Civil War and his role in ending slavery. His leadership in navigating such a tumultuous ...

A constitutional crisis, a nation divided, a president testing his powers. I’m referring to Abraham Lincoln, of course — which Republican did you think I meant? With the United States these ...