Gettysburg Address
by Kathleen McCoy |
Wednesday, Nov. 19, 5:30 p.m.
Consortium Library
The Forty-Ninth State Fellows of the UAA Honors College call the attention of the
University community to the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, Nov. 19, 1863.
In 272 words remembered still today Abraham Lincoln called for a "new birth of freedom"
in America, freedom and equality for black slaves. The Atlantic recently polled journalists, historians and political leaders to determine the one
hundred Americans who have mattered most in our history; Abraham Lincoln was judged
the most influential American ever, for freeing the slaves, and recommitting the nation
to the
idea of equality.
At 5:30 p.m. tonight, the Forty-Ninth State Fellows will unveil a banner with the
text of the Gettysburg Address in the Consortium Library common area.
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