Kansas Nebraska and the Senate Mr. Lincoln’s friends had their own political pasts and their ambitions and those pasts were often in conflict. View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and Friends
Category: Feature
Speech at Columbus, Ohio, September 16, 1859
Speech at Columbus, Ohio, September 16, 1859 “I cannot fail to remember that I appear for the first time before an audience in this now great State” View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and Freedom
Speech at Springfield, June 16, 1858
Speech at Springfield, June 16, 1858 If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could then better judge what to do, and how to do it. View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and Freedom
The Cooper Union Speech
The Cooper Union Speech The Cooper Union speech “probably did more to secure his nomination, than any other act of his life…” View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and New York
The NYC Draft Riots
The NYC Draft Riots The New York draft riots were “a macabre episode, a three-day orgy of violence which sickened Lincoln to read about,”. View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and New York
First Inaugural
First Inaugural Abraham Lincoln’s First Inauguration on March 4, 1861 took place on a cold and sunny day on the Capitol’s east front… View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln’s White House
The Great Exhibition of 1860
The Great Exhibition of 1860 The artist satirizes the antislavery orientation of the Republican platform./p> View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln’s Classroom – Cartoon Corner>
Political Cartoons
Political Cartoons President Lincoln enjoyed humor. Many Americans enjoyed making fun of the President. View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln’s Classroom
Oppression!! Suppressing the Press
Oppression!! Suppressing the Press An extremely crude and somewhat obscure satire on Union general Ambrose E. Burnside’s controversial suspension of the Chicago “Times” View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln’s Classroom – Cartoon Corner
Abraham Lincoln and Maryland
Abraham Lincoln and Maryland Marylands proximity to Washington made it a very important state for President Abraham Lincoln… View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln’s Classroom Library – State by State