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Tag: Abraham Lincoln

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) ( U.S. House Office of Photography via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inOpinion

WILLIAMS: The Party of Lincoln?

by E. Faye Williams January 25, 2023January 25, 2023

Like the petulant kid who owns the football, these “new” Republicans are threatening to blow up our national and international economies if the game is not played by their rules.

lincoln memorial
Posted inOpinion

JAMES: Lincoln Memorial Anniversary Recalls Description of African-Americans as People of ‘Industry, Integrity and Thrift’

by Kay Cole James June 1, 2022June 2, 2022
Posted inOpinion

MARSHALL: The Party of Lincoln and Remembering the New Orleans 1866 Massacre

by WI Guest Author August 25, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Statehood Buttressed on Emancipation Day

by James Wright Jr. April 21, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inLifestyle

Ford’s ‘Necessary Sacrifices’ Details Lincoln’s Relationship with Black Leaders

by Brenda C. Siler April 17, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inLifestyle

From Kenya to America: The Wonderfully Interesting Case of John Michael Cummings

by WI Guest Author March 18, 2020December 21, 2021
The Battle at Island Mound featured the first Black soldiers to fight in the Civil War. (Courtesy of Bates County Museum)
Posted inBlack History

How Black Soldiers Saved the Union in the Forgotten Battle of Island Mound

by Stacy M. Brown February 12, 2020December 21, 2021
President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the El Paso County Coliseum on Feb. 11, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. Trump continues his campaign for a wall to be built along the border as the Democrats in Congress are asking for other border security measures. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

JESSE JACKSON: Spirit of Emancipation Proclamation Under Attack Again Today

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. December 30, 2019December 21, 2021
Sojourner Truth (Courtesy of the Library of Congress)
Posted inBlack Experience, Black History, Stacy M. Brown, Women's Suffrage Movement

Sojourner Truth’s Pivotal Meeting with President Lincoln Remembered

by Stacy M. Brown October 23, 2019December 21, 2021
Millennials learn about Abraham Lincoln. (Courtesy of Ford's Theatre)
Posted inLifestyle

Ford’s Theatre Society Hosts​ ‘Generation Abe’ After-Hours Events

by WI Guest Author July 31, 2019December 21, 2021

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