A new statue of Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation will be unveiled at the African American Civil War ...

Discover Lincoln’s life through 100 rare artifacts in a new exhibit and book at the Springfield museum, part of its 20th anniversary celebration.

Abraham Lincoln’s profession was the law, not morality,” said Samuel Wheeler, director of history programs at the Illinois ...

Take a road trip and explore parts of America's first cross-continental highway in Nebraska, with Wild West museums, pioneer ...

In “Born Equal,” Akhil Reed Amar paints a sprawling portrait of 19th-century America in thrall to its founding moment.

This new volume focuses on how the best minds of the “Second Founding” generation saved the Union and improved the Constitution. Mr. Amar continues his documentary approach, filling his book with the ...