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Frederick Douglass: The visionary who redefined freedom and Black liberation
Explore the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass, a leader in abolition whose words and actions shaped the fight for justice ...
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Our Rich History: Newport Barracks and the American Civil War — with Kentucky in a conundrum
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune We’re celebrating ten years of Our Rich History. You can browse and read any of the ...
Rare Abraham Lincoln artifacts sell for nearly $8 million at Chicago auction
The anonymous “Paddle 1231” won most of the priciest artifacts, including a lock of Lincoln’s hair and a pair of ...
Lincoln’s blood-stained gloves from the night of his assassination among 144 artifacts on auction
Treasured artifacts associated with President Abraham Lincoln have been auctioned off, separated from a collection that was ...
Abraham Lincoln artifacts to be auctioned to pay off foundation’s debt
The auction — representing 10 percent of the Lincoln Presidential Foundation’s collection — includes the gloves Lincoln ...
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Abraham Lincoln artifacts that were once in a museum are going up for auction
The Lincoln Presidential Foundation is in debt, so it is putting more than 100 of its artifacts up for auction.
Michael Peregrine: Chicago helped give rise to Abraham Lincoln’s presidency 165 years ago
Republican National Convention provided the young, burgeoning Chicago with perhaps its first real national recognition.
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Abraham Lincoln: Early Life in Kentucky and Indiana
The film chronicles the early life of Abraham Lincoln, born in 1809 in a log cabin in Kentucky. It highlights his family's struggles during their westward migration, including the death of his mother ...