Black Americans on long road to political equality
ATLANTA (Reuters) - For black Americans, the road to political inclusion that has allowed Democratic candidate Barack Obama to make a serious bid for the White House has been long and difficult.
Nations:U.S. People:Al Sharpton Cynthia McKinney Jesse Jackson Barack Obama Abraham Lincoln Activities:African-American Slavery U.S. Civil Rights Movement Vietnam War
2008-06-30
New tours tracing Lincoln assassination
WASHINGTON - Tourists can get a new look at Abraham Lincoln's assassination with the help of a crime detective brought back from 1865.
People:Abraham Lincoln
2008-06-16
Lincoln slavery letter on sale in NY
One of the most significant collections of Abraham Lincoln letters to be auctioned in decades includes his heartfelt reply to a group of youngsters who asked him to free America's "little slave children."
People:Thomas Jefferson George Washington Abraham Lincoln Activities:African-American Slavery
2008-03-06
Lincoln may have had facial defect
Artists, sculptors and photographers knew Abraham Lincoln's face had a good side. Now it's confirmed by science.
People:Abraham Lincoln
2007-08-13
Study: Lincoln ill at Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln has been dead for 142 years, but he still manages to make medical headlines, this time from doctors who say he had a bad case of smallpox when he delivered the Gettysburg Address.
People:Abraham Lincoln
2007-05-23
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