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Unpublished letter by Abraham Lincoln discovered in Pennsylvania

Short handwritten note was for Charles Ellet Jr, who had written to US president for civil engineer corps during civil war

The Guardian - US

For presidents, July Fourth is a day to chill or strut or get an earful of red, white and boo

Through history, the Fourth of July has been a day for some presidents to declare their independence from the public

The Independent UK

Editorial: Reparations for the ancestors of slaves overdue. California’s lawmakers must make them happen

That promise of 40 acres and a mule to freed Black slaves turned out to be short-lived and mostly unfulfilled.

Los Angeles Times

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Yes, debates do help voters decide – and candidates are increasingly reluctant to participate

Former President Donald Trump’s threat to skip the first Republican presidential debate, scheduled for Aug. 23, 2023, may be a sign that candidate debates will be the next casualty in the highly polarized political environment in the United States.

The Conversation

Americans in former Confederate states more likely to say violent protest against government is justified, 160 years after Gettysburg

Over the July Fourth long weekend, people will pour into the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to commemorate the 160th anniversary of one of the deadliest battles in U.S. history.

The Conversation

Commentary: Abraham Lincoln’s thoughts on a ‘house divided’ speak to our current national discord

“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” So said Abraham Lincoln in his “House Divided” speech, given 165 years. Many describe contemporary America in the same terms. We’re a house divided against itself and in danger of collapse. We see dire prognostics about America’s future due to an array of…

Chicago Tribune

Can you spot three hidden faces in this picture within 10 seconds?

This optical illusion, resembling the face of 16th American President Abraham Lincoln, has puzzled many mystery solvers. The challenge lies in finding three portraits of human faces that are cleverly concealed.

The Times of India

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Why no living people appear on US postage stamps

With the ascension of King Charles III to the British throne, some commentators have made much of the fact that the new stamp bearing his image features the king without a crown.

The Conversation

Mary Todd Lincoln House in Lexington undamaged by alleged arson attempt

Lexington’s Mary Todd Lincoln House didn’t miss a day of tours after a man was arrested early Thursday morning and charged with trying to burn it down.

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Juneteenth Celebrates a Great American Achievement

The emerging culture war over the holiday is misguided. In reality, Juneteenth celebrates one of the greatest triumphs of America and its founding principles.

Reason

Abraham Lincoln, pig torturer?

In a campaign biography, Lincoln recalled a humorous tale in which he sewed pigs' eyes shut

Salon

What really started the American Civil War?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

The Conversation

Noah Feldman: Biden has no power to unilaterally raise the debt ceiling

If Congress fails to raise the debt limit, can President Joe Biden somehow borrow more money to save the United States from default? The short answer is no. But that hasn’t stopped a group of Senate Democrats from urging Biden to act unilaterally by invoking the Fourteenth Amendment.

Tribune News Service

US history of silencing Black officials

State legislatures have long disenfranchised Black representatives and voters

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US has a long history of state lawmakers silencing elected Black officials and taking power from their constituents

Mississippi legislators have enacted a law that would create a new judicial system covering the state’s capital city, Jackson, in place of the current county court system.

Chicago Sun-Times

Florida Gov. DeSantis to hit Peoria this week — and how he’ll play depends entirely on which party you ask

Organizers of the downstate Lincoln Day Dinner say DeSantis will “speak on his successful Florida Blueprint,” as Republicans “fight the radical Progressive Left’s Marxist agenda here in Illinois.” But Gov. J.B. Pritzker said, “DeSantis’ views are not what we call freedom in Illinois.”

The Guardian - US

The Rediscovery of America: why Native history is American history

Historian Ned Blackhawk’s new book stresses the importance of telling US history with a wider and more inclusive lens

Sports Illustrated

The Nationals’ Home Run Celebration Will Have You Feeling Extremely Patriotic

The Founding Fathers would certainly approve of Washington’s latest home run tradition.

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Don says he's treated worse than Lincoln

"But now they say Trump got treated the worst of all," the former president told Fox News

The Independent UK

Trump news – live: E Jean Carroll grilled on old texts and emails about alleged rape as Trump denied mistrial

Trump is visiting his golf resort in Scotland on Monday while E Jean Carroll’s civil rape trial continues against him in New York

The Guardian - US

Oyster stew, sturgeon soup: historic menus from Lincoln’s inaugural to San Quentin prison

New York exhibition of more than 200 menus traces US history through a century of dining

Irish Mirror

Five days in Washington DC: what to do and where to go in a city with so much to offer

'It is the home of the President, Congress, the Supreme Court and many more must-visits such as the Smithsonian museums, the National Mall and Arlington.'

The Conversation

White Tennessee lawmakers speak out for insurrection in honoring Confederate history

The ghost of the Confederacy hangs heavily over the Tennessee Legislature.

The Independent UK

House where King planned Alabama marches moving to Michigan

An Alabama home where Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders planned the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches has been sold to a historical museum in Michigan and will be moved to a site near Detroit for preservation

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Lynn Schmidt: Find me an Abraham Lasso

What America needs now is a combination of a modern-day Abraham Lincoln and a real-life Ted Lasso. A leader who will inspire all of us, remind us of the better angels of our nature and who believes in what we can become.

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