Lincoln was, as usual, astute. The abolitionist movement in the North was led by Christians convinced that God abhorred slavery. Some were willing to end it by any necessary means, including violence.

There was no hesitation in Ike Borlands steps when he was asked to show off an amazing object at the Wilder Museum of Warren ...

On Good Friday, 1865, a man entered his room in Washington’s National Hotel. He’d be leaving on a one-way trip in a few hours ...

A Harwood Middle School student was honored this spring with a top prize in the annual 8th Grade Hildene Lincoln Essay ...

President Donald Trump touted malice for Democrats like Sens. Kelly and Gallego and Reps. Stanton & Ansari and all who didn't ...

A document beginning, ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident,’ meaning obvious, kindles something new: the American spirit.

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 27, according to the Tribune’s archives.

The Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as President, from Harper's Weekly, March 4, 1861 Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery ...