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Lincoln Manuscript Sets New Auction Record

Lincoln Manuscript Sets New Auction Record

On Abraham Lincoln's birthday, Christie's auction house in New York announced that a handwritten, autographed manuscript of the president's 1864 victory speech sold for $3.44 million -- the highest ever paid for any American historical document.

Posted: Feb 13th, 2009  Comments: 0   Views: 1,941   
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Watch Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on “The Today Show”

Watch Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on “The Today Show”

On the eve of Abraham Lincoln's birthday, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. appeared on NBC's "The Today Show" to talk about LOOKING FOR LINCOLN, Lincoln's role in the end of slavery, and the president's continuing impact on America.

Posted: Feb 11th, 2009  Comments: 6   Views: 2,951   
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Listen to Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on “The Tom Joyner Morning Show”

Listen to Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on “The Tom Joyner Morning Show”

Listen now to LOOKING FOR LINCOLN presenter and writer Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on "The Tom Joyner Morning Show".

Posted: Feb 5th, 2009  Comments: 1   Views: 2,575   
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Watch Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on “The Colbert Report”

Watch Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on “The Colbert Report”

LOOKING FOR LINCOLN presenter and writer Henry Louis Gates, Jr. appeared on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" to talk about the documentary and his new book, Lincoln on Race & Slavery.

Posted: Feb 4th, 2009  Comments: 1   Views: 3,272   
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Watch LOOKING FOR LINCOLN

Watch LOOKING FOR LINCOLN

Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s quest to piece together Abraham Lincoln’s complex life takes him from Illinois to Gettysburg to Washington, D.C., and face-to-face with people who live with Lincoln every day – relic hunters, re-enactors, and others for whom the study of Lincoln is a passion.

Posted: Jan 12th, 2009  Comments: 93   Views: 46,243   
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