Lincoln Papers Project Shifts Focus Online
The Papers of Abraham Lincoln project announced on Thursday a revamped website with over 1,500 legal, personal and political writings and documents associated with the nation's 16th president.
The Papers of Abraham Lincoln project announced on Thursday a revamped website with over 1,500 legal, personal and political writings and documents associated with the nation's 16th president.
On the 21st: How Illinoisans might be affected by the Trump administration’s move to end Affordable Care Act subsidies. Plus, we learn about a major migrant labor housing camp in Rantoul and an oral history program by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library that archives high school sports stories.
On the 21st: All across Illinois - for every age group and for every race - the number of people dying from drug overdose is rising. We asked public officials what they are doing to help. Plus, we discussed a new baseball exhibit at the Lincoln Museum in Springfield.
A life-size statue of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth, shown lounging at the entrance to the White House, has been removed from the Lincoln Presidential Museum's main plaza.
On the 21st: We talk about what it looks like to carry on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy, with a pastor in Champaign who was involved in the civil rights movement in Illinois during the 1950s and 1960s. We also speak with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum to learn about the connection between Dr. King and President Abraham Lincoln.