“He was crucified for us!” an elderly African American from York, Pennsylvania, told a newspaper that Easter weekend.

In the summer of 1859, a year before his election to the U.S. presidency, Abraham Lincoln received a curious letter in the ...

On April 15, 1865, the Civil War had just ended, the 16th U.S. president had been killed. How would Americans respond?

“Equal rights & Justice to all white men in the United States forever,” urges John McMahon of Hambrook, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 5, 1864. “White men is in class number one & black men in class number two ...

Tomorrow will be the 250th anniversary of the “ shot heard ‘round the world ” that began the American Revolution. Next year, ...

Next month, history buffs will have the opportunity to bid on the gloves that President Lincoln wore on the night of his ...

Those involved in unleashed political fighting today should learn from this end-of-war, Easter season moment from York history.

_ This April 1865 photo provided by the Library of Congress shows President Abraham Lincoln’s box at Ford’s Theater, ...

While disaster can strike at any time, an unusual number of tragic events seem to take place on a few inauspicious days in April. Eerie coincidence?

The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin. As a student of leadership, I found it one of the most ...

Gloves worn by President Lincoln on the night of his death, estimated to sell for between $800,000 and $1.2 million. “Lincoln’s Legacy: Historic Americana from the Life of Abraham Lincoln ...

On May 30, Abraham Lincoln ... first meeting with Lincoln, he urged the president to allow Black men to join the Union Army. Since the beginning of the Civil War, Lincoln had rejected Black ...