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Book

They Knew Lincoln

  • Kate Masur
  • John E. Washington
2018
Oxford University Press

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Abraham Lincoln entering Richmond, 1865.
Book Excerpt

How One Amateur Historian Brought Us the Stories of African-Americans Who Knew Abraham Lincoln

Once John E. Washington started to dig, he found an incredible wealth of untapped knowledge about the 16th president.
by Kate Masur via Smithsonian on February 20, 2018

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Dressmaking Led Elizabeth Keckley From Slavery to the White House

But her memoir caused a rift with Mary Todd Lincoln.
by Nadra Nittle via Racked on February 26, 2018
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