Lincolns fight to save the Union transformed the nation and the Constitution. Lincolns presidency left a legacy of ideals for our nation to live up toequality, freedom and democracy. The powerful words of Lincolns Gettysburg Address sought to transmit these ideals into future generations. The exhibition ends by asking visitors whether we as a nation have been faithful to this legacy.
source: American Library Association:http://www.ala.org/programming/lincoln/lincoln-ssn-themes
We mourn! Our chief has fallen!
The Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana
(The Library of Congress)
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The murderer of our late beloved President, Abraham Lincoln, is still at large.
The Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana
(The Library of Congress)
In this photo provided by the Library of Congress, President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, in Gettysburg, Pa., on Nov. 19, 1863.
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"Now he belongs to the ages"
-- Edwin Stanton
April 15, 1865
His memory will be imperishable in the hearts of the people to the last syllable of recorded time.
-Chicago Tribune
April 17, 1865