"I wanted to rush right down to the museum and touch it, hear it, smell it, rejoice in it and thank all who have turned a ...

President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address famously affirmed “government of the people, by the people, for the people.” It’s a core tenet of our nation and our governing process. But in this ...

Kenneth Griffin, the billionaire art collector and hedge fund founder, purchased the document that abolished slavery, as well ...

Billionaire hedge funder Kenneth Griffin was the buyer of record-breaking copies of the 13th Amendment and the Emancipation ...

Billionaire Kenneth C. Griffin has been revealed as the winner of last week's auction at Sotheby's for President Abraham ...

A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln -- the highlight of a fascinating catalog -- sold at a Sotheby’s auction for $12 million.

Artists and writers from around the world have conveyed black people’s struggles, triumphs and contributions to American culture through a diverse array of mediums, drawing on personal experiences and ...

One child is heard gasping and exclaiming, "Did Abraham Lincoln die?" as the rest of the class erupts into tears. Cal, ...

Abraham Lincoln Walker (1921-93), “Untitled,” 1987 oil on board. Walker’s art was rarely shown during his lifetime, but a push by his son and a couple of art dealers is bringing it into ...

Abraham Lincoln spent his birthday in Cincinnati on Feb. 12, 1861, on his way from Springfield, Illinois, to the nation’s capital for his inauguration.

The statue “Young Abe Lincoln on Horseback,” was gifted to Syracuse University in 1973 by creator Anna Hyatt Huntington. She produced the piece in bronze in 1963 when she was 87 years old.