Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia

Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia was organized in 1935. It is an active institution de

The purpose of the Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia is:

to study the life and leadership of Abraham Lincoln;

to engage new generations in understanding his dedication to equality and liberty under law and his attitude “with malice toward none, with charity for all;"

to educate about his vision “that government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth.

More big-time Lincoln projects:
02/27/2026

More big-time Lincoln projects:

By Ed EpsteinWashington, D.C.Friday, February 27, 2026Author George Saunders best-selling and award-winning 2017 novel Lincoln in the Bardo, about President Abraham Lincoln's love and overwhelming feeling of loss over the 1862 death of his 11-year-old son Willie from typhoid fever, is being turned i...

https://www.lincoln250.org/post/lincoln-and-the-living-declaration
02/26/2026

https://www.lincoln250.org/post/lincoln-and-the-living-declaration

By Jacob K. FriefeldBetween August and October 1858, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas engaged in seven debates during their U.S. Senate campaign. These debates were a prelude to a showdown in the 1860 presidential election and grappled with topics fundamental to the republic like the nature of sl...

Frederick Douglass lives!
02/23/2026

Frederick Douglass lives!

By: Kelsey JohnstonBaltimore, Maryland February 23, 2026 The Lincoln Group of DC and the Civil War Roundtable of the District of Columbia hosted a joint birthday celebration of Abraham Lincoln's 217th birthday on February 10, 2026. The group met in-person and virtually to celebrate with a special gu...

217 and counting...
02/12/2026

217 and counting...

By Ed EpsteinWashington, D.C.Feb. 12, 2026Today is the 217th birthday of Abraham Lincoln, who was born into poverty in his parents' log cabin near Hodgenville, Kentucky on Feb. 12, 1809. Through his drive and hard work he went much farther in the world than anyone would have thought possible, given....

The Lincoln Group chaired this great eventhttps://www.c-span.org/program/american-history-tv/african-american-civil-war-...
02/08/2026

The Lincoln Group chaired this great event
https://www.c-span.org/program/american-history-tv/african-american-civil-war-museum-statue-dedication/666034?fbclid=IwY2xjawP173JleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETEzV3Z4Z0J0UmlRR29Ka013c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkkXtlz7LqVWvxVPWhjCIGfV_XoOg44gVtKWxm_2c6BzDwrS9gHt0DNbHSZ3_aem_0DLsA3SVsQGHnngwsqavSw

Historians and policymakers spoke about emancipation at the dedication of a bronze sculpture of President Abraham Lincoln in advance of the re-opening of the African American Civil War Museum in Washington, D.C. The Lincoln Group of D.C. hosted this event.

https://www.lincoln250.org/post/the-back-story-of-all-men-are-created-equal
02/05/2026

https://www.lincoln250.org/post/the-back-story-of-all-men-are-created-equal

By Bill ShepherdFeb. 5, 2026On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln offered the nation his vision of the true meaning of the sacrifices made on the Gettysburg battlefield. In the first sentence of his speech, Lincoln transported us back to 1776 and the remarkable promise made in the Declaration....

https://www.lincolnian.org/post/lincoln-group-stars-on-c-span-this-saturdayMust-see TV this coming Sunday
02/02/2026

https://www.lincolnian.org/post/lincoln-group-stars-on-c-span-this-saturday

Must-see TV this coming Sunday

By Ed EpsteinWashington, D.C.Monday, February 2, 2026The video of the moving ceremony last September 22, at which a statue of a seated President Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation was dedicated, will debut this Sunday evening, February 8, on C-SPAN's Book TV.I was honored to emcee...

https://www.lincolnian.org/post/a-pit-stop-at-the-lincoln-memorial
01/23/2026

https://www.lincolnian.org/post/a-pit-stop-at-the-lincoln-memorial

By Ed EpsteinWashington, D.C.Friday, January 23, 2026The Trump administration wants to hold an IndyCar race this summer on the National Mall, including around the Lincoln Memorial, but the idea faces opposition from congressional Democrats, according to reports. Punchbowl News, a daily newsletter th...

God insight
01/19/2026

God insight

David J. KentWashington, DCThursday, January 15, 2026The Gettysburg Address is Abraham Lincoln's most famous speech. In 272 words delivered in slightly over two minutes, Lincoln set the tone for the remaining years of the war and steered us to a new birth of freedom. But in another sense, Lincoln ma...

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