by Tyler | Jun 28, 2020 | Abraham Lincoln, Education, Emancipation Memorial, Pre-Viral, Social Justice, Trending
The figure of Archer Alexander was not that of a slave in submission but a man on the move, a historical reenactor said Friday while standing near the Emancipation Monument in Washington, DC.
by Tyler | Jun 26, 2020 | Abraham Lincoln, Black Lives Matter, monuments, Mount Rushmore, Politics, statues, Trending
Oglala Sioux President Julian Bear Runner is protesting President Donald Trump’s planned visit to Mount Rushmore in South Dakota next week, saying the monument should be “removed” because it is on land claimed by Native Americans.
by Tyler | Jun 25, 2020 | 2020 Election, Abraham Lincoln, Black Lives Matter, Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy, monuments, Politics, protests, Trending, Washington DC
The Trump administration is standing firm and will reportedly “not allow” the Emancipation Memorial to be destroyed by activists, who recently publicized their plans to tear it down.
by Tyler | Feb 13, 2020 | Abraham Lincoln, Economy, History, Nationalism, Politics, Tariffs, Trending
“I am in favor of the internal improvement system and a high protective tariff,” Lincoln said in his first political speech.
by Tyler | Jan 3, 2020 | Abraham Lincoln, Commutation, Constitution, Crime, Illinois, impeachment, Media, pardons, Politics, Robert E. Lee, Rod Blagojevich, Trending
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who was impeached and removed, and later criminally convicted, for trying to sell then-president-elect Barack Obama’s U.S. Senate seat, has written an op-ed condemning Democrats’ ongoing impeachment effort.
by Tyler | Dec 11, 2019 | Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, George Washington, Monmouth University, Politics, polls, Pre-Viral, President, Trending
Most Democratic voters say that they believe former President Barack Obama was a better president than founding father and first U.S. president George Washington, according to a recent poll.
