Memorializing Lincoln

With Malice Toward None

The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition

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Architects Drawing for the Lincoln Memorial

Soon after his assassination, numerous plans were put forth to memorialize Abraham Lincoln. Although the first steps were taken in 1867, construction of the Lincoln Memorial did not begin until 1914. It was dedicated in 1922 at a ceremony attended by Lincoln’s only surviving son, Robert Todd Lincoln. Considered a symbol of democracy and freedom, the Lincoln Memorial has served as a national stage for protests, political rallies, performances, and landmark speeches, including Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 iconic speech “I have a dream.”

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