Articles with keyword "Abraham Lincoln"
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Excerpts from the Writings of James M. McPherson
McPherson's books capture the complexity of the Civil War and the connections between battlefront and home front.
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Reconstructing Lincoln's Law Practice
A cache of documents sheds light on the author of the Emancipation Proclamation and his fifteen-year legal career.
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Incidents in the Life of an Abolitionist
The story of Harriet Jacobs, fugitive slave, author, and relief worker, unfolds in a new book.
ODH in the News
Several of our Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant awardees have received media attention in recent weeks.
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The Sound of Freedom
Composed during World War II, Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait reflects the mood of the times during which it is performed.
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Remarkable Radical: Thaddeus Stevens
Thaddeus Stevens was a fearsome reformer, who never backed down from a fight.
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Looking for Lincoln
Journalist Andrew Ferguson and NEH Chairman Bruce Cole discuss America's love-hate relationship with our sixteenth president.
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"Terrific in Denunciation"
Abraham Lincoln's legal papers reveal a surprising cache of sundry clients and dramatic litigation.





