ABC 7 Chicago

Abraham Lincoln statue in Lincoln Park defaced with anti-colonizer graffiti

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A statue of Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln Park was targeted by anti-colonizer activists Monday. The group dumped red paint on the statue and spray painted "Avenge the Dakota 38" on the ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Abraham Lincoln statue in Lincoln Park defaced with red paint — 'Lincoln was an executioner'

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The Virginian-Pilot

‘A breaking down of a color line in the White House’: Book explores Lincoln’s connection to the Black community during Civil War

In spring 1864, President Abraham Lincoln invited a guest to one of his private rooms in the White House — the room he often napped and read his Bible in. His visitor was Caroline Johnson, a Black ...

Abraham Lincoln's Handwritten Job Reference For Black Valet Now On Display

Abraham Lincoln penned the entreaty on behalf of his young friend, William Johnson, because ironically, his dark complexion caused freed Black White House staffers with lighter skin to shun him.