Abraham Lincoln

The Gettysburg Address was delivered by Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, on November 19, 1863 in dedication to the Union soldiers National Cemetery. The cemetery was for Union soldiers killed at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Although he was the president of the United States, he was not a featured speaker at the dedication. President Abraham Lincoln honored the dead union soldiers and reminded listeners the purpose of their sacrifice: equality,…

Lincoln the racist, who thought whites were the natural superior of Blacks, and who cared nothing about the question of slavery except how it could help him win a war fought for the profits of northern manufacturers. Lincoln didn't "free the slaves" by himself, but he did play an important part in the struggle to end slavery. Lincoln's importance in history wasn't as an abolitionist thinker--he did, indeed, hold backward ideas about race compared to other opponents of slavery--or as an organizer…

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK) and Abraham Lincoln (Honest Abe) were two individuals who were not only known for serving as one of our founding fathers, but also for how they had similar actions and death. Is it a coincidence, that Mark Twain was born and died the same year Haley’s Comet appeared and left the Earth in 1832 and 1910? Is it a coincidence that James Dean’s tragic car wreck and the true, yet tragic incident of Edgar Allen Poes‘Arthur Gordon Pym’ existed? It is very rare that history…

Because of this, everyone has a favorite and least favorite president. Many people can argue about which one has been the best and which one has been the worst but whoever it is, they symbolize this great nation. My favorite President has to be Abraham Lincoln. He has done many amazing things as president, one of which changed the history of the United States forever. My least favorite would have to be James Buchanan.…

brought upon America and will always be at hand. Many people and, events had an impact on the nation, they felt it was necessary to fight, and their efforts helped redefine what it means to be an American citizen. On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln gave one of the most important speeches known today, “The Gettysburg Address”. This was a very important event that took place to make…

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wanted slavery to end and to be abolished. One of those men was Fredrick Douglas. Fredrick Douglas was a former slave who escape his master and eventually gained his freedom. Then there was Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln was a senator of Illinois and eventually became the sixteenth president of…

Racism and slavery were two rising conflicts in the 18 and 1900’s. There were two very famous speeches given by Abraham Lincoln, and Robert F. Kennedy discussing these two issues. Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address was given on April 10th, 1865 by Abraham Lincoln. He gave this speech to inform the public know about the Civil War. Remarks on the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Was given on April 4th, 1968, by Robert F. Kennedy. Kennedy gave this speech to inform the public that…

A Disunited Nation Abraham Lincoln is viewed as the greatest president in American history. Lincoln was born poor in Kentucky, but he became a successful lawyer and politician. During his term in the antislavery Republican Party, he experienced heated debates with Stephen Douglas, which brought him to national attention. When he became president, he would lead the nation during one of its most difficult trials, the Civil War. There were many contributing factors which caused the Civil War to…

The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, one of the best-known in American history.[4] It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg. Abraham Lincoln's carefully crafted address, secondary to other presentations that…