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Learning about America by Learning about Lincoln - RJNorton - 06-18-2015 07:27 AM
Many thanks to Kieran McAuliffe for sending this interesting link. It is about a Boston University class titled Lincoln and His Legacy.
http://www.bu.edu/today/2015/learning-about-america-by-learning-about-abraham-lincoln/
RE: Learning about America by Learning about Lincoln - Eva Elisabeth - 06-18-2015 09:09 AM
VERY cool - thanks for sharing!
RE: Learning about America by Learning about Lincoln - RobertLC - 06-18-2015 07:07 PM
Hi, Roger!
Ditto what EE said.
Thanks.
Bob
RE: Learning about America by Learning about Lincoln - L Verge - 06-18-2015 07:55 PM
I laughed at the reference to the Lincoln socks because last week, a member of the Surratt Society knocked on the visitors' center door on a day that we were not open to the public and I was alone. I hesitated about answering for a minute, but am glad I did. She had brought me a pair of knee-highs with Lincoln in top hat and frock coat woven into them. And no, I will not be wearing them at the 2016 conference!
The reference to the quiet inside the Lincoln Memorial reminded me of visiting there as a child and also as a teacher and then later with my daughter and her friends on a twelfth birthday when they played D.C. tourists. On every occasion, the majority of people get quiet as they reach the top of the stairs and walk into what I call "the temple." I don't think that they are out of breath; I think respect is literally forcing them (even unruly teenagers) to become quiet.
RE: Learning about America by Learning about Lincoln - LincolnToddFan - 06-19-2015 08:42 PM
It's so wonderful to know that foreigners find American history as fascinating as we find theirs.
I LOVE this article...thanks Roger!