The election of Lincoln prompted the South to begin to withdraw ... Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln are mammoth, yet simple to describe: he confronted the secession ...

In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln ran against John C. Breckinridge (Southern Democrat), John Bell (Constitutional Union), and Stephen A. Douglas (Northern Democrat). At this time, there were ...

“And, sure enough, when he was president, Abraham Lincoln issued passports to blacks in the Western territory of the U.S., in direct defiance, actually, of the Dred Scott case.” The lawyer ...

Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site is a replica of the hamlet where Lincoln lived for six years during his early ...

Abraham Lincoln is often ranked as one of the United ... Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain Lincoln won the presidential election of 1860 without carrying any Southern states, and politicians from ...

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Although Abraham Lincoln did follow some of Frederick Douglass' ideals, such as allowing Black men to join the army, they did not completely see eye-to-eye. Notably, during the Election of 1864 ...

An infusion of funding and newly introduced legislation has raised hopes that Lincoln’s New Salem Historic site can be ...

Third book in planned five-part series from local author Jan Jacobi, “Lincoln and Douglas” deals with Lincoln's historic ...

The filing deadline for Lincoln's spring elections is coming up, with seats on the Lincoln Board of Education, City Council and Airport Authority up for grabs. Nonincumbent candidates running for ...