Jack Rackam
Lincoln Wasn't the Only Target
I don’t know about you, but the impression I always got of Lincoln’s assassination was that John Wilkes Booth was an actor who really, really hated the president and so in the middle of his show he snuck into the president’s box and...
Hip Hughes History
The Gettysburg Address Explained (Feat. John Renn) US History Review
An overview of one of the most historic speeches in US History with a deep dive from John Renn, a Social Studies teacher from Portland Middle School.
Curated Video
Things have certainly changed since Abraham Lincoln's time at the Illinois state capital. But Lincoln's imprint is on just about everything in Springfield
HEADLINE: Measure of a nation: Lincoln's hometown
CAPTION: Things have certainly changed since Abraham Lincoln's time at the Illinois state capital. But Lincoln's imprint is on just about everything in Springfield. (Jan. 31)
PBS
Pbs Looking for Lincoln
A 2 hour video by historian Henry Louis Gates who interviewed many people who have studied Abraham Lincoln through the years. Information on Lincoln from his early years to his assassination.