In the winter of 1864, Abraham Lincoln had just routed the Democrats and been elected for a second term as President of the United States of America. During his first term, facing the rebellion of the Secessionist States of the South, Lincoln had used War Time emergency powers to abolish slavery. Though a committed abolitionist…
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PETERSBURG – The area will soon be promoting a new part of the region’s history that is tied to the upcoming release of the major motion picture “Lincoln,” which was filmed in Petersburg and the Richmond area. Recently, the state awarded a tourism grant that will help promote President Abraham Lincoln’s final days in the…
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You know that pop art picture where Bogie and Marilyn and James Dean are hanging out at Phillie’s night diner? Elvis is the bar-keep? That one. I was (bizarrely) reminded of that picture in the first few episodes of the award-winning HBO mini-series John Adams; just about everyone you’ve ever read about in connection with…
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