French students have some questions

[Don1946]

(01-27-2014 04:01 PM)inesclotilde Wrote:  Hey folks!

We are French students coming from Alsace and we have to do a file for a school project about Abraham Lincoln.

We would like to ask you some questions about him and especially what YOU think as American people. Thank you for responding to our questions

Did the American Nation need a hero (Abraham Lincoln) during the hard period of the Civil War ?
Why do you think Abraham Lincoln is still considerated as a hero nowadays ?

For many in France and other parts of Europe, also Latin America, Abraham Lincoln became a world hero, at least in 1865 when, as a martyr, he was embraced by people at all levels of society. Parents named children and towns named streets and squares in his honor. Monuments went up in several places. The French liberals praised Lincoln as a way of opposing the Napoleon III and the Second Empire. I recommend The Global Lincoln, edited by Richard Carwardine and Jay Sexton, which will give you a good idea of how different countries around the world viewed Lincoln over time.