History Now Essay "All Should Have an Equal Chance": Abraham Lincoln and the Declaration of Independence Jonathan W. White In many ways, the Gettysburg Address reflects the culmination of Abraham Lincoln’s lifelong admiration for the principles of the Declaration of Independence. As a young man in 1838, Lincoln responded to the wave of mob violence... Appears in: 67 | The Influence of the Declaration of Independence on the Civil War and Reconstruction Era Summer 2023
Essay Lincoln Allen C. Guelzo 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ No one seemed less well-cast for the role of reformer, in an age of reform, than Abraham Lincoln. To begin with, he was a stranger, emotionally and intellectually, to evangelical Christianity, the great engine of reform in the...
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Video: Book Breaks Harold Holzer - "Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration" Government and Civics Harold Holzer is a scholar of Abraham Lincoln and the political culture of the American Civil War era. He serves as Jonathan F. Fanton Director of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College. Order Brought Forth on...
History Now Essay Lincoln’s Religion Richard Carwardine Religion and Philosophy 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ "Lincoln often, if not wholly, was an atheist," insisted one of Lincoln’s political associates, James H. Matheny. The young Lincoln had "called Christ a bastard," "ridiculed the Bible," and duped pious voters into believing he was "a... Appears in: 18 | Abraham Lincoln in His Time and Ours Winter 2008