LINCOLN, ABRAHAM EARLY LIFE Lincoln was born on Feb. 12, 1809, in a log cabin in Hardin (now Larue) County, Ky. Indians had killed his...
Biography of Abraham Lincoln
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The Emancipation Proclamation
By the President of the United States of America:A PROCLAMATION Whereas on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the...
The Emancipation Proclamation
By the President of the United States of America:A PROCLAMATION Whereas on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the...
John Jasper,1812-1901, Slave Preacher, Pastor
John Jasper1812-1901John Jasper was born a slave, the last of 24 children. He grew up on a plantation where he labored in the fields until he...
Ex-Slave Henry Garnet Addressed U. S. House of Representatives
February 12, 1865 • Ex-Slave Henry Garnet Addressed U. S. House of RepresentativesPresbyterian minister Henry Garnet was the first African American...