Ever seen Lincoln’s handwriting? The Gettysburg Address is on display through Dec. 1 at The Abraham Lincoln Presidential ...

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you'll hear an interview with Lisa Waller Rogers about her new book When People Were Things: ...

It’s Abraham Lincoln who can be credited with sparking the creation of the Thanksgiving holiday we know and love. Unlike Washington, Lincoln wanted everyone to celebrate Thanksgiving on the same day — ...

On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered a powerful 272-word speech, later known as the Gettysburg Address, dedicating a ...

The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 was a pivotal moment in American history, leading to Southern secession and the Civil ...

In one minute, witness the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest single day in American history. This video covers the fierce ...

Eight decades ago, a presidential commission guided by Jefferson’s great-great-grandson selectively edited the Founding Father’s words to present him as an abolitionist without mentioning he had ...

Lexington Cemetery sign in front of the main entrance of the Lexington Cemetery, in Lexington, Ky on May 9, 2024. Tasha Poullard [email protected] Editor’s Note: As Lexington celebrates the ...

(WDBJ) - On September 22nd, 1862, Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. It was a threat to free all enslaved people in the Confederacy if those states did not return to the ...

(CNN) — Depicting a crisscross of welts and scars streaked across the body of a formerly enslaved Louisiana man, “Scourged Back” is one of the 19th century’s defining photographs. The image was so ...

“Our voices matter. If it didn’t, they wouldn’t be trying so hard to shut us up.” Sixty-two years ago, on Aug. 28, 1963, 250,000 people, Black and white, gathered in Washington, D.C. to demand jobs, ...