Lincoln Poll in USA TODAY

[LincolnMan]

And speaking of Lincoln's legacy-Dearborn Michigan's Henry Ford Museum hosted a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation for 48 hours. I stood in line for hours to see it. Some stood in line for up to 8 hours to see it. I saw people of all races-all ages-male and female standing in line. An African-American lady standing in line with me said she didn't care how long she had to stand in line to se it considering what Lincoln and that document had done for her ancestors-and herself. That particular copy would be publicly viewed again for fifty years!