Abraham Lincoln

Born February 12, 1809 in KY

Assassinated 1865

• 16^th President and leader during the Civil War.

• Nicknamed “Honest Abe,” he was a lawyer before entering politics.

• Poor and self-educated as a child, he then lost his young son to illness.

• His Gettysburg Address called for equal rights and liberty and his Emancipation Proclamation led to the 13th Amendment, which permanently abolished slavery.

“Don’t worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.”