Editor’s note: The following lightly edited excerpt is from Chicago writer Edward Robert McClelland’s new book, “Chorus of the Union: How Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas Set Aside Their Rivalry to ...

"We sympathize with his perception of the immorality of slavery. Lincoln is speaking to the future, to the better angels of our own nature, while Douglas was speaking in large part to the past, in ...

As expected, your Missouri History Museum’s exquisite exhibit Lee and Grant is sparking the kind of discussion about the iconic generals, the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln and slavery that ...

Protest in Illinois legislature on slavery - March 3, 1837 -- Address before the young men's lyceum of Springfield, Illinois - January 27, 1838 -- AL to Mary Speed - September 27, 1841 -- Temperance ...