America's New Birth of Freedom: Documents from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum January 16, 2009

The museum, as part of its Abraham Lincoln commemoration, is hosting an exhibition of 10 rare and important documents from the Springfield library and museum. The display will include a signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation and letters expressing Lincoln's views on emancipation and the conclusion of the Civil War. These documents have become the cornerstone of current thinking on Lincoln and his legacy. Included in the exhibition is Lincoln's letter to James C. Conkling in which he makes his forceful defense of the Emancipation Proclamation, and his letter to Francis Blair on his unwavering demands for peace.

Metrorail: Federal Triangle, Smithsonian, Metrobus: 53, M3, X1

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