Arguing a case involving a slave revolt at sea early in his career, Benjamin echoed Shylock’s famous speech in Shakespeare’s ...
Fremont issued an emancipation proclamation in St. Louis, freeing slaves in Missouri, a bold move that predated President Abraham ... slavery and emancipation. His proclamation was controversial, ...
The film recounts the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln, focusing on his assassination at Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865, ...
By Courtney Mussen The fruit of a collaboration between Goodwin House in Baileys Crossroads and the Concerned Citizens ...
Facing the crisis of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln drew on religious feeling to help galvanize the North—and to bolster his ...