- Advertisement - Dr. Steele Hays will present Abraham Lincoln: Rise from Obscurity to the Presidency at the Faulkner ... ethics, eloquence and political acuity that lifted Abraham Lincoln from obscurity to the presidency. The program is ...

... on the inside. In the midst of the darkness of civil war, Abraham Lincoln cast a ray of hope that the nation might once again have ... national perverseness and disobedience"? James McAlister: Abraham Lincoln cast ray of hope

... and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom." Abraham Lincoln To die for a nation, an ideal, is at once a tragedy and a testimonial to courage and fidelity. Stepping forward ...

... how slave trade began and how slaves were brought from Africa to America on slave ships in the 1600s.â President Abraham Lincoln and his work freeing slaves will be part of the lessons. By going back to the beginning, Edwards said, the class ...

ABOARD LOCOMOTIVE 44 (AP) Tracing Abraham Lincoln's historic path to Washington, President-elect Barack Obama launched a four-day inaugural celebration Saturday before thousands ...

... history with names like President Abraham Lincoln. Thursday was President Lincoln ... greatest presidents were. "Abraham Lincoln was No. 1 on everyone's list ... a very close contest between Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama." (Staff ...

WASHINGTON (AP) Just days after the nation honored the 200th anniversary of his birth, 65 historians ranked Abraham Lincoln as the nation's best president. Former President George W. Bush, who left office last month, was ranked 36th ...

... on CBS' "Face the Nation" he believes Blagojevich will be impeached and convicted by the Illinois Legislature by Abraham Lincoln's bicentennial birthday celebration on Feb. 12. Paul Beaty ** FILE ** In this Dec. 13, 2008 file photo, Illinois ...

... and open to the public. Join the library in a late Abraham Lincoln birthday celebration. Free cake will be served. The debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas over the late summer and all ...

... country has gone from banning blacks from voting to electing its first African-American president. Led by scholar and activist W.E.B. DuBois, the NAACP was founded in 1909 on Feb. 12 the centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birthday.