An 1861 job-reference letter from Abraham Lincoln on behalf of a young Black friend and valet provides a glimpse of an ...

Abraham Lincoln's 1861 handwritten letter recommending his Black friend William Johnson for a job is now on display at the ...

In 1861, Abraham Lincoln wrote a letter of reference for William Johnson, a Black man and his friend, highlighting racial ...

Students delved deeper into President Abraham Lincoln’s life by examining his scrapbooks, manuscripts and handwritten letters on Wednesday. About 13 students and faculty members attended “Abraham ...

Kori Rumore, a journalist at The Chicago Tribune, joins John Landecker to talk about Abraham Lincoln’s angry letter directed at the Chicago Tribune and why he was so upset. Kori also chats with John ...

Parent's guide with children's activities based on a reading of Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers, a children's book telling the story of Grace Bedell and the famous letter she sent to Abraham Lincoln in 1860.

Former US president Abraham Lincoln once wrote a letter to his son's teacher - not as a statesman, but as a concerned parent. In the letter written in 1830 well before he became the president, Lincoln ...

A little girl wrote a letter to Abraham Lincoln urging him to grow "whiskers." Jan. 17, 2009— -- The town of Westfield, N.Y. remains, in some ways, as it was back in 1860. Rural and Republican.

Lawyers and attorneys often find the power of the written word extremely useful in their profession, and for one law professor, the most powerful words are those of former President Abraham Lincoln.

William Johnson, because ironically, his dark complexion caused freed Black White House staffers with lighter skin to shun ...