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

Abraham Lincoln penned the entreaty on behalf of his young friend, William Johnson, because ironically, his dark complexion ...

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

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