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President Abraham Lincoln & the Expansion of Slavery
President Abraham Lincoln & the Expansion of Slavery
Washington, DC
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Abraham Lincoln’s opposition to the expansion of slavery in
the West was a key factor on his decision to enter national
politics. Pulitzer-prize winning historian James McPherson
spoke about Lincoln’s connection to the West at the Lincoln
Forum in Gettysburg.
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Friday, November 26, 2010 at 9:04pm (ET)
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