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

In a quiet testament to his friend, Abraham Linc personally handled William Johnson's wages and paid for his coffin.

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

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

A rare Lincoln letter at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum shows how race shaped early White House life and presidential power.

Jonathan W. White - Author, A House Built by Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House Famed illustrator Thomas Nast designed this celebration of emancipation, with Abraham Lincoln ...

CNN raised some eyebrows with a headline wondering whether President Abraham Lincoln cared about Black lives, labeling the issue "complicated." CNN’s John Blake penned an analysis titled, "Did Black ...

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