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✨ NOW OPEN ✨ Featured in our new exhibit and companion book is a Civil War recruitment handbill for Black men — a powerful symbol of courage and conviction. Printed in Philadelphia after the Emancipation Proclamation, it called on newly freed men to enlist and fight for the U.S. cause. The vivid imagery – Black soldiers raising the flag of freedom while trampling a Confederate banner – captured a nation in transformation. See it in our new book and exhibit! 🎩 Plan your visit & 📖 get the book �

🔥 #OnThisDay in 1871, the Great Chicago Fire began – killing hundreds, leaving a third of the city homeless, and erasing priceless pieces of Lincoln history, from court records to his final draft of the Emancipation Proclamation. Read more 👉 https://presidentlincoln.illinois.gov/Blog/Posts/210/Illinois-History/2025/10/Chicago-Fire-A-Historic-Tragedy-in-Every-Sense-of-the-Word/blog-post/ #ChicagoFire #LincolnLegacy #ALPLM | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum

✨ Each artifact tells a story. ✨ From the ax Lincoln once swung to the simple desk where he wrote undying words… from Mary’s borrowed wedding skirt to the bloodstained dress of trailblazing actress Laura Keene – these objects reveal Lincoln’s journey in a profoundly human way. 📖 Explore more in Lincoln: The Life and Legacy that Defined a Nation in 100 Objects 🎩️ See the artifacts in person when our new exhibit opens tomorrow. 🔗 linktr.ee/alplm #ALPLM #AbrahamLincoln #LincolnLegacy #100Objects