America's conflicted history over its treatment of immigrants and what President Lincoln might say about today's immigration ...

Abraham Lincoln always thought slavery was unjust — but struggled with what to do once slavery ended. Historian Eric Foner traces how Lincoln's... Lincoln's Evolving Thoughts On Slavery, And Freedom ...

Commentary: Ending all vestiges of slavery would remain unfinished business for years. That’s because slavery was deeply ...

As expected, your Missouri History Museum’s exquisite exhibit Lee and Grant is sparking the kind of discussion about the iconic generals, the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln and slavery that ...

As America pushed westward, old divisions over slavery deepened — setting the stage for Civil War. America was halfway ...

Editor’s note: The following lightly edited excerpt is from Chicago writer Edward Robert McClelland’s new book, “Chorus of the Union: How Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas Set Aside Their Rivalry to ...

The Thirteenth Amendment (estimated at $8–12 million) and the Emancipation Proclamation (estimated at $3–5 million) are both signed by President Abraham Lincoln. The landmark documents, rarely seen ...

Foreword / Joan L. Flinspach -- Introduction / Harold Holzer -- Slavery during Lincoln's lifetime / James Oliver Horton -- Lincoln's critique of Dred Scott as a vindication of the Founding / Joseph R.

The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 was a pivotal moment in American history, leading to Southern secession and the Civil ...

On Nov 6th, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected president. And the rest is history.

A constitutional crisis, a nation divided, a president testing his powers. I’m referring to Abraham Lincoln, of course — which Republican did you think I meant? With the United States these days ...

In 1854, Sen. Stephen Douglas forced the Kansas-Nebraska Act through Congress. The bill, which repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820, also opened up a good portion of the Midwest to the possible ...