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The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, one of the best-known in American history. It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Abraham Lincoln's carefully crafted address, secondary to other presentations that day, was one of the greatest and most influential statements of national purpose. In just over two minutes, Lincoln reiterated the principles of human equality espoused by the Declaration of Independence and proclaimed the Civil War as a struggle for the preservation of the Union sundered by the secession crisis, with "a new birth of freedom" that would bring true equality to all of its citizens. Lincoln also redefined the Civil War as a struggle not just for the Union, but also for the principle of human equality.
Abraham Lincoln (i/ˈeɪbrəhæm ˈlɪŋkən/; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy.
Born in Hodgenville, Kentucky, Lincoln grew up on the western frontier in Kentucky and Indiana. Largely self-educated, he became a lawyer in Illinois, a Whig Party leader, and a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, in which he served for twelve years. Elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1846, Lincoln promoted rapid modernization of the economy through banks, tariffs, and railroads. Because he had originally agreed not to run for a second term in Congress, and because his opposition to the Mexican–American War was unpopular among Illinois voters, Lincoln returned to Springfield and resumed his successful law practice. Reentering politics in 1854, he became a leader in building the new Republican Party, which had a statewide majority in Illinois. In 1858, while taking part in a series of highly publicized debates with his opponent and rival, Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, Lincoln spoke out against the expansion of slavery, but lost the U.S. Senate race to Douglas.
Jason Thomas Mraz (/məˈræz/; born June 23, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter who first came to prominence in the San Diego coffee shop scene in 2000. In 2002, he released his debut studio album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, which contained the hit single "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)". With the release of his second album, Mr. A-Z, in 2005, Mraz achieved major commercial success. The album peaked at number 5 on the Billboard 200 and sold over 100,000 copies in the US. In 2008, Mraz released his third studio album, We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. It debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and was an international commercial success primarily due to the hit "I'm Yours". The song peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving him his first top ten single, and spent a then-record 76 weeks on the Hot 100. His fourth album, Love Is a Four Letter Word, peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200, his highest-charting album to date.
Mraz has won two Grammy Awards and received two additional nominations, and has also won two Teen Choice Awards, a People's Choice Award and the Hal David Songwriters Hall of Fame Award. He has earned Platinum and multi-Platinum certifications in over 20 countries, and has toured in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and parts of Africa. As of July 2014, Mraz has sold over seven million albums, and over 11.5 millions digital singles. His musical style, from rhythmic feeling to his use of nylon string guitars, has been heavily influenced by Brazilian music.
Johnny "J.R." Cash (February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and author, who was widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century and one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. Although primarily remembered as a country music icon, his genre-spanning songs and sound embraced rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal won Cash the rare honor of multiple inductions in the Country Music, Rock and Roll and Gospel Music Halls of Fame.
Cash was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice, the distinctive sound of his Tennessee Three backing band, a rebelliousness coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor, free prison concerts, and a trademark look, which earned him the nickname "The Man in Black". He traditionally began his concerts with the simple "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash", followed by his signature "Folsom Prison Blues".
The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and is one of the best-known speeches in United States history.[1] It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the decisive Battle of Gettysburg.
Lincoln felt he had failed the people with his short address, and yet, those 269 words were spoken and all speeches that came thereafter were measured against it.
"Tom Amandes as Lincoln, recites the Gettysburg Address, not in booming, this-is-a-great-speech style, but casually, as if chatting over dinner. The approach elevates the words." - New York Times 'Saving Lincoln' is the true story of Abraham Lincoln and his close friend, Ward Hill Lamon, featuring sets created from actual Civil War photographs. Own the DVD, Blu-ray or digital version today: http://www.savinglincoln.com When Abraham Lincoln (Tom Amandes) is elected President, he brings only one friend to Washington: his banjo-playing, pistol-weilding law partner, Ward Hill Lamon (Lea Coco). When the first assassination attempt occurs in 1861, Lamon appoints himself the President's bodyguard. From this unique perspective, Lamon witnesses every aspect of Lincoln's fiery trial as Commander-...
My mom is a teacher and to help her students out a bit, I put the Gettysburg Address into a familiar tune so they can memorize it. The words: Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow this ground. T...
Bonus video for hitting 90,000 subscribers! Thanks a million everyone!! This is the famous speech given by Abraham Lincoln a few months after the Battle of Gettysburg to commemorate the most deadly battle in US history.
President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address performed by President Barack Obama. The Gettysburg Address - November 19, 1865: Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who died here that the nation might live. This we may, in all propriety, do. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, ha...
Amazing speech by lincoln in 1863, It will be remembered forever! This speech is recorded again with Jeff Daniels`s voice but the words in the speech is still the same as Lincoln`s speech he held in Gettysburg 1863 :) The last picture is from a movie dedicated to Abraham Lincoln btw :)
The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln: Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to...
President Lincoln's message to America rings down through the ages...
Listen to the full audiobook: http://hotaudiobook.com/mabk/30/en/B00U2X1TT6/book While the conflict over slavery was a factor in the Civil War, the abolition of slavery did not become a stated objective until President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which went into effect on January 1, 1863. Freeing the slaves held in the still Confederate controlled states, it is heralded as one of America's most significant documents. Likewise, The Gettysburg Address, delivered by Lincoln on November 19, 1863 in the aftermath of a Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg, is considered one of the greatest speeches in American history.
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Get your free copy of this audiobook: http://copydl.space/mabk/30/en/B00U2X1TT6/audiobook While the conflict over slavery was a factor in the Civil War, the abolition of slavery did not become a stated objective until President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which went into effect on January 1, 1863. Freeing the slaves held in the still Confederate controlled states, it is heralded as one of America's most significant documents. Likewise, The Gettysburg Address, delivered by Lincoln on November 19, 1863 in the aftermath of a Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg, is considered one of the greatest speeches in American history.
Get your free copy of this audiobook: http://copydl.space/mabk/30/en/B00K8FY4CC/audiobook Abraham Lincoln delivered what is considered to be the most famous speech ever at the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg Pennsylvania on November 19, 1863. There are five known copies of this speech in Lincoln's handwriting, each with a slightly different text. John W Michaels reads from the Bliss copy which appears on the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. In the background we hear the U.s. Army chorus performing the Battle hymn of the Republic.
The Address :: http://bit.ly/2cZf8h6 Subscribe to Our Newsletter : http://bit.ly/2cZf8h6 The Gettysburg Address is the subject of a new documentary by Ken Burns. The documentary tells the story of students at the Greenwood School whose study of the Gettysburg Address brings new understanding to the speech. Thanks For Watch, Like, and Subscribe : For more SPACE follow: More episodes: http://bit.ly/2cZf8h6 Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/SpaceChannel Twitter: http://twitter.com/SpaceChannel Space: http://www.space.ca »––––»Thanks «–––—«
September 11th is a somber and important day here in the United States of America. In many ways, it's the day that many Americans "woke up" to the clear and present danger of terrorism. In that frame, Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address remains as relevant and appropriate as it was when he originally delivered the speech on June 1st, 1865. Here's my go at trying to do it justice.
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Includes events that led up to the Gettysburg Address, the backgrounds of the people on the dais that day, an imagining of how the speech might be presented in a field to 15,000 people, the response of those who witnessed it, and an analysis of the language.
Allen C. Guelzo, one of the nation's most distinguished scholars of Abraham Lincoln, delivers the keynote address for Washington and Lee University's observance of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Lee Chapel. The title of Guelzo's talk is " 'Little Note nor Long Remember': Why Do We Remember the Gettysburg Address?"
On Thursday, Nov. 19, USCIS will naturalize 16 new citizens during a special ceremony commemorating the 152nd anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Garrison Keillor, host and creator of A Prairie Home Companion, a weekly radio program heard nation-wide on over 600 Public Radio stations, will present the Dedication Day keynote address during the ceremony at Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, Pa. Lincoln portrayer George Buss will recite the Gettysburg Address. USCIS will live stream the ceremony starting at 10a.m. EST on Nov. 19. USCIS wishes to thank Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg Foundation and Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania for making this naturalization ceremony possible. USCIS has a long standing partnership with the Nat...
The "Gettysburg Address" is one of the greatest speeches in history. In this lesson, which I designed for introductory college writing students, I explain the elements that make it a great speech, illustrating what Abraham Lincoln can teach us about effective writing, how to perform a critical analysis of a text, and how to assemble/outline a critical essay. Because I analyze the content and context of the speech, the lesson may also be useful for history, civics/government, and even philosophy teachers. I have had to retire on disability, and I have lost my public speaking abilities due to a vocal cord paralysis, so I am releasing this to the public.
Scholar Mark Woolsey lectures on the Gettysburg Address as part of the Gettysburg Symposium to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Gettysburg Address, November 2013.
A few may remember Edward Everett’s oration that preceded Lincoln’s masterpiece; but hardly anyone is aware of Kentucky native Charles Anderson’s speech that closed the day’s events. That speech was never published, and was recently rediscovered after nearly 150 years. Dixon argues that all three speeches need to be considered to understand the political context of the cemetery dedication. Presented by David T. Dixon, Author & Historian
FROM THE RIVERSIDE TOWNSHIP WEBSITE: Riverside Township Presents: Gettysburg Replies: The World Responds to Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Discussion with Dr. Carla Knorowski, CEO, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation and Dr. James Cornelius, Curator of the Lincoln Collection at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. A unique collection of 272-word essays and poems by contributors ranging from historians to former presidents, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's Gettysburg Replies is a celebration of Lincoln and a tribute to the everlasting impact of his Gettysburg Address.