Lincoln's Writings

The Multi-Media Edition

Rated "Best of the Web" by NEH EDSITEment, this site features 150 of Abraham Lincoln's most teachable documents organized around five major themes. Contributions came from participants in the new "Understanding Lincoln" open online course sponsored by the House Divided Project at Dickinson College and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American. The site offers resources for classrooms studying Lincoln and the American Civil War, especially for those seeking alignments with the new Common Core State Standards.