Abraham Lincoln: Biography, U.S. President, Abolitionist

President Abraham Lincoln freed enslaved people and led the Union during the Civil War. Learn about his birthday, height, election, assassination, and more.

Lincoln on Slavery - Lincoln Home National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)

Abraham Lincoln - Ohio History Central

Abraham Lincoln and Lincoln's Dilemma clarify a few things about uncomfortable history

10 Facts: The Emancipation Proclamation

Team of Rivals: The Political by Goodwin, Doris Kearns

Lincoln's Legacy: The Eloquent President - Ford's Theatre (U.S. National Park Service)

Good Morning America - On this day 151 years ago, President Abraham Lincoln signed a resolution that later became the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery.

NeverLincoln: Abolitionists and the 1860 Election - President Lincoln's Cottage

Jon Meacham's new Lincoln biography explores the president's motivations : NPR

Abraham Lincoln