It’s Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday, and America is celebrating!

Source: http://www.lincolnbicentennial.gov/default.aspx

“I view [education] as the most important subject which we as people can be engaged in.”
-- Abraham Lincoln

We remember Abraham Lincoln because:

• He overcame being poor and uneducated to become our country’s greatest President.
  
• As American’s 16^th President, he fought to keep the nation from splitting apart. We are a strong country today, partly because of President Lincoln.
  
• He believed that all people are equal – just like the Declaration of Independence says. He always thought slavery was wrong and worked to make slavery illegal in the United States.

 

 

 

Learn More:

• His rise from poverty to power

• His speeches and writings
• His evolving views on slavery and emancipation
• His portrayal in art, music, and poetry
• His leadership

 

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