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Igniting an Appreciation for Abraham Lincoln in Children

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Igniting an Appreciation for Abraham Lincoln in Children
In this image from the U.S. Library of Congress, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln sits for a portrait in Feb. 5, 1865. Alexander Gardner/U.S. Library of Congress via Getty Images
Jonathan W. White
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Historians and the general public regularly rank Abraham Lincoln as America’s greatest president. There is little doubt that he is widely admired for the work he did to end slavery and preserve the Union.

Jonathan W. White
Jonathan W. White
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Jonathan W. White is a professor of American studies at Christopher Newport University and a fellow with the Jack Miller Center. He was co-recipient of the 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize (with Jon Meacham) for “A House Built By Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House.” His latest book is “My Day with Abe Lincoln” (Reedy Press) which was illustrated by Christopher Newport University student Madeline Renaux.
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