The Lincoln Memorial: America’s Gathering Place http://www.nps.gov/linc/index.htm

Abraham Lincoln Life: 1809 - 1865 President: 1860 - 1865 Civil War Gettysburg Address Emancipation Proclamation http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2008680969/resource/

Lincoln Memorial http://www.nps.gov/featurecontent/ncr/linc/interactive/deploy/index.htm#/panoramas

Lincoln Penny

Washington, D.C. http://www.nps.gov/nama/planyourvisit/upload/NACCmap1.pdf

Lincoln was President during the Civil War (1861-65). Located on the National Mall in Washington, DC, the Lincoln Memorial honors Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. Lincoln was President during the Civil War (1861-65). The memorial, which was built between 1914 and 1922, symbolizes his belief that all people should be free. http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/symbols/lincoln.html

The theme of the building represents the Union or United States. The columns stand for the 36 states in the Union at the time of Lincoln’s death. The names of the 48 states in the Union (when the memorial was completed in 1922) are carved on the walls along the outside of the memorial. A plaque honoring Alaska and Hawaii is in the approach plaza. http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/symbols/lincoln.html

The statue of Lincoln is 19 feet high and weighs 175 tons. The chamber inside the memorial contains a statue of Lincoln seated, facing the Washington Monument and the Capitol. The statue of Lincoln is 19 feet high and weighs 175 tons. The chamber also houses two huge stone tables, one engraved with Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, and the other with the Gettysburg Address. Two murals represent the principles of freedom, justice, unity, brotherhood, and charity. http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/symbols/lincoln.html

First Amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters_downloads.html

Racial Equality Marian Anderson sings after not being allowed to perform at DAR Constitution Hall because she was a “singer of color” April 1939 Sings “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” or “America” http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2010651298/

Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream Speech” on August 28, 1963 Civil Rights “And this will be the day -- this will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with new meaning: My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the Pilgrim's pride, From every mountainside, let freedom ring! And if America is to be a great nation, this must be true.” http://www.loc.gov/search/?q=march+on+washington&fa=digitized%3Atrue&sp=1 Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream Speech” on August 28, 1963

Peace Marches Vietnam War Protest October 21, 1967 http://www.usmarshals.gov/history/civilian/1967b.htm

Anti-war Demonstrations Protesters against the war in Iraq March 17, 2007 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-03/18/content_5862349.htm

Reflection The Lincoln Memorial honors one of the United States’ greatest presidents. Lincoln believed in making life better and protecting the rights of the common man. This awe-inspiring memorial allows us to reflect on what it means to be an American.