This story from Illinois says so much about how hard it is to do public history with integrity. Just months after authoring a critical report that raised further questions about.
This is the grave of Nancy Hanks Lincoln. Born in 1784 in what is today Mineral County, West Virginia, Nancy Hanks was probably an illegitimate birth and was raised by.
This is the grave of William Herndon. Born in 1818 in Greensburg, Kentucky, Herndon's parents moved to the frontier of Illinois in 1820. His father was an early businessman in.
No regular grave will do for Halloween. Thus, this is the tomb of Abraham Lincoln. There is no reason to go over Lincoln's biography. Just a few general points and.
Eric Foner kind of eviscerates a new book on Lincoln and slavery that overplays Lincoln's racism. The most important point is the last because it has great relevance for how.
Above: Birney or Bust An essay from a historian on how the electoral college facilitates minority rule and should be abolished. Sixteen years earlier, the defense of majority rule was.
An interesting hypothetical at Aeon: Which historical event would you undo? My first thought was that John C. Calhoun was not born. But upon further reflection, it's fairly obvious from.
On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared slaves in all parts of the U.S. in rebellion free on January 1, 1863 if they did.
