ABRAHAM LINCOLN NAME: Abraham Lincoln OCCUPATION: Civil Rights Activist‚ Lawyer‚ U.S. President‚ U.S. Representative BIRTH DATE: February 12‚ 1809 DEATH DATE: April 15‚ 1865 PLACE OF BIRTH: Hodgenville‚ Kentucky BEST KNOWN FOR: Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He preserved the Union during the U.S. Civil War and brought about the emancipation of slaves. CHILDHOOD Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Hardin County‚ Kentucky to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy
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Martin Luther King once said‚ "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin‚ but by the content of their character." This saying rang towards the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to the eager‚ listening ears of people who wanted reform. August 28‚ 1963‚ marked the day when Martin Luther King Jr. had changed more than just Washington. More than America. He had envisioned a life where everyone would be considered equal
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LINCOLN AND THE ABOLITIONISTS History records Abraham Lincoln as the Great Emancipator‚ yet ardent abolitionists of his day such as William Lloyd Garrison viewed him with deep suspicion. That the 16th president eventually achieved the abolitionists’ most cherished dream‚ says biographer Allen Guelzo‚ happened through a curious combination of political maneuvering‚ personal conviction‚ and commitment to constitutional principle. One of the ironies of the Civil War era and the end of slavery
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Abraham Lincoln Of the many presidents who could be mindlessly passed off as heroes‚ there are a few truly heroic presidents. Among them‚ Abraham Lincoln stands tall. In 1861‚ when Lincoln was elected to office‚ the situations of the time called for a hero‚ and Lincoln stepped up. All throughout his childhood‚ Lincoln had to struggle to make a living and learn as well. His mother died when he was only ten years old. He lived as a farmer‚ working largely what would be considered “minimum wage”
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ENC 1101 February 28‚ 2013 Who Was More Important: Lincoln or Darwin He survive tragedy and depression to become America’s greatest president. He had the courage to destroy slavery. But it took a civil war and the lost of 600‚000 lives. His beliefs cost him‚ his life. Without him United States of American would not exist today. Abraham Lincoln American’s model hero. A man who’s courage and brilliance‚ strategy saved a nation from destruction. For a man who has reach great heights. His early life
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Professor Harling History 132 22 October 2008 Critique on The Real Lincoln “The Real Lincoln contains undeniable evidence that a more appropriate title for Abraham Lincoln is not the Great Emancipator‚ but the Great Centralizer.” - Walter E. Williams. This is the book that made it happen: the nationwide revision concerning the man who they tried to tell us was a great liberator. Dictator and slayer of liberty is more like it. Lincoln was not the godlike figure of myth and legend but an unusually
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Abraham Lincoln ’s Emancipation Proclamation Susan Harrison History 221 Professor Taylor February 10‚ 2013 Until Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on 22 September 1862‚ the President’s enunciation of Civil War aims centered squarely upon the restoration of the Union‚ and purposefully omitted the inclusion of the abolition of slavery. Dismantling the institution of slavery was not his ultimate objective‚ and
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In the early stages of the Vietnam Veteran Memorial people used verbal and racist attacks directed towards Maya Lin because of the fact that she was an Asian American building a memorial in remembrance of a war that took place in Asia. Ross Perot had pledged 160‚000 dollars to help run the competition withdrew his support and called it a “trench”. Numerous veteran groups also showed their disapproval some said it lacked heroic or patriotic symbols. Other veteran groups said that it should rise above
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People were forced to believe‚ in what the government presented and believed. More than 40 years ago‚ in August 1963‚ Martin Luther King electrified America with his momentous ‘I Have A Dream’ speech‚ dramatically delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. His demanding of racial justice and an integrated society became a motto for the black community‚ and is still familiar to subsequent generations in America. His powerful words became an understanding of what was happening‚ and what was to be
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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president and still is considered to be America’s greatest hero. From his remarkable impact on our nation to his unique appeal‚ Lincoln’s legendary story of the rise from humble beginnings landed him to achieve the highest office in the land. Lincoln’s distinctively human and humane personality and historical role as savior of the Union and Emancipator of the slaves creates a legacy that endures. With his flow of eloquence in democracy and the importance of saving a worthy
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