Frederick Douglass’s list of accomplishments is astounding. A respected orator, famous writer, abolitionist, civil rights leader, and presidential consultant, especially considering he was a former slave with no formal education. But did you know there are more portraits of him than of former president Abraham Lincoln? Frederick Douglass has 160 separate photographic portraits, more than […]
Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights activist and scholar who led the civil rights movement. Martin Luther King Jr. paid tribute to him after his assassination. But did you know what happened to the copy of Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech? Martin Luther King Jr. gave a copy
On the evening of April 14, 1865, a famous actor and Confederate sympathizer named John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre in Washington DC. But did you know that there was a child in the theater who witnessed his assassination? Samuel J. Seymour witnessed Lincoln’s assassination as a child. He made a
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San Marino is a small republic on the Adriatic coast of central Italy, located in between the Emilia-Romagna and Marche regions and surrounded by the Republic of Italy. It was the smallest sovereign state in Europe, behind Vatican City and Monaco, and the world’s smallest republic until Nauru’s independence in 1968. But did you know
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Throughout history, women were always made to fit into gender roles that society felt were appropriate. Women have always been the healers and caretakers, but thanks to incredible women who broke barriers in various fields, women today have more career options. But did you know that the first American female detective found out about the
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Animals have found their use in military warfare during ancient and medieval times, sometimes even spelling out the victory for some. The use of animals on the battleground started to decline thanks to the advancement of military technology. But did you know that Lincoln was once offered war elephants to be part of his army
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While it might be peculiar to find an American President’s statue on English soil, there is a great story behind it. The city of Manchester was apparently a close ally to the late president. Due to the blockade of Confederate cotton, English mill towns experienced famine. The workers in Manchester still wrote a letter of
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Muhammad Ali originally named for ardent abolitionist and Yale alumnus Cassius Clay When heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali after converting to Islam, he stated that his birth name was “a slave name,” adding, “I didn’t choose it and I don’t want it.” His new name, he noted, is “a
Abraham Lincoln and the Three Kittens Abraham Lincoln’s Parents: Thomas Lincoln, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, and Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln Abraham Lincoln’s Invitation to Speak at Gettysburg and the Meaning of the Gettysburg Address More Information: Links to Lincoln’s Homes, Speeches, Genealogy, etc. An excellent example of President Abraham Lincoln’s tenderness occurred near the end of
