Guest Opinion: Recalling America’s Pre-Civil War Struggle with Slavery

Guest Opinion: Recalling America’s pre-Civil War struggle with slavery

On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered a powerful 272-word speech, later known as the Gettysburg Address, dedicating a new cemetery on the site of the bloody Civil War battlefield. While many schoolchildren used to memorize Lincoln’s speech, few of…

Fransen: Recalling America’s pre-Civil War struggle with slavery

On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered a powerful 272-word speech, later known as the Gettysburg Address, dedicating a new cemetery on the site of the bloody Civil War battlefield. While many schoolchildren used to memorize Lincoln’s speech, few of…

Recalling America’s pre-Civil War struggle with slavery

On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered a powerful 272-word speech, later known as the Gettysburg Address, dedicating a new cemetery on the site of the bloody Civil War battlefield.