Historical Background Ford’s Theater celebrates the legacy of President Abraham Lincoln and explores the American experience through theater and education. A working theater, historical monument, world-class museum and learning center, Ford’s Theater is the premier destination in Washington, D.C., to explore and celebrate Lincoln’s ideals and leadership principles: courage, integrity, tolerance, equality and creative expression. A national treasure for all Americans, Ford’s Theater is a 19th century
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Through the course of American history a ubiquitous theme of seceding oppression and holding true to one’s rights and beliefs is accentuated, however this sweet tea of American values has been brewed by an otherwise tart source, the tea leaves of tension. In the debate over slavery which consumed nineteenth century America, proponents and opponents of free labor clashed ceaselessly. The ensuing Civil War was caused by a self-preservation instinct that each side used to substantiate their discord
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the reconstruction era Abraham Lincoln was re-elected President of the United States with Andrew Johnson as his Vice- President. After Lincoln and Johnson were inaugurated the Confederacy later collapsed. During this time the Civil War had just ended, in result approximately 4 million slaves were allowed their freedom.(Source) However, after the Civil War ended no reconstruction plan was put into effect causing Lincoln to come up with proposals to rebuild America. Lincoln did not live to put his
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to history during all different types of eras. Right in front of the museum was a life size statue of Abraham Lincoln and to my surprise, he was really tall. One document that really caught my eye was a rare handwritten copy of the Thirteenth Amendment, signed by Lincoln himself. I was intrigued by this document because all I was doing was looking at this piece of paper and imagining Lincoln sitting down actually signing this with a feather and some ink. Trying to picture yourself living back
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“All men are created equal.” These are the five words Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States wanted to justify in his 1863 Gettysburg Address. With Lincoln's strong use of persuasive language, this speech changed the tide of the Civil War, and left a monumental stamp on American history. This use of hearty language, was presented in the form of structure, tone, allusion, figurative language, and diction. With these devices, Lincoln made sure to commemorate the lives lost in the Battle
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Armies. However, the Union left with more soldiers and the Confederates retreated to Virginia and this was a big step toward ending Civil War. In the same year, President Abraham Lincoln gave a speech known as the Gettysburg Address that had taken place in Pennsylvania, which was another leading step in the Civil War. President Lincoln wanted Congress to get the message that government
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of the Lincoln Memorial and is known by many as one of the most influential speeches on freedom and the equality of Americans, regardless of their race. 200,000 people gathered to hear Dr. King talk about the segregation and discrimination against African Americans in our nation at that time. In his speech He used pathos such as using the bible to get emotional reactions, with logos he gave real life situations as examples, and ethos he used what people thought and knew about Abraham Lincoln. This
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An example of is that when Abraham Lincoln became he followed his heart not mind. As a Southerner you would expect the president of the United States to keep slavery or maybe even help expand it. Instead of doing that Lincoln fought to against his home to end slavery. Another example is when the election of 1850 was happening, the southerners threaten to leave the Union if Lincoln won the election. The people of the Union most of them voted for Abraham enough for him to become president
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John Wilkes Booth is primarily infamous for making history through a very evil action. He murdered President Abraham Lincoln on the night of April 14, 1865. Today Booth is widely known for being the first person to murder a US President. Booth came from a wealthy family of actors, and eventually became an actor himself later in life. He was a very famous actor, and was well liked by many, for his acting and his courtesies, he had once saved another actor who’s dress had caught on fire on stage.
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On March 4th, 1865 President Abraham Lincoln delivered a speech that changed our nation. After being reelected as president, Lincoln had to deliver a second inaugural address to a broken nation after the long, brutal, bloody Civil War. Although his second inaugural address was brief, many people consider it to be one of the greatest speeches ever written. This speech portrayed the right message for people living at the time, and also today. While Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address, the
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