Abraham Lincoln: The Gettysburg Address (1863)
Abraham Lincoln: Gettysburg Address, 1863
On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on the site of one of the bloodiest and most decisive battles of the Civil War. Lincoln’s brief address would be remembered as one of the most important speeches in American history.
SOURCE: RedFrostMotivation (2020), posted on YouTube, Duration: 2:45 mins, URL: https://youtu.be/bC4kQ2-kHZE
The Gettysburg Address - part 1
KA's US history fellow Kim Kutz Elliott gives the context for the Gettysburg Address, delivered by Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863.
FULL history Lesson available at https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/civil-war-era
SOURCE: Khan Academy (2016), posted on YouTube, Duration: 9:54 m ins, URL: https://youtu.be/To7qmiTRZQ8
Gettysburg Address - Part 2
KA's US history fellow Kim Kutz Elliott does a close reading of the Gettysburg Address.
FULL history Lesson available at https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/civil-war-era
SOURCE: Khan Academy (2016), posted on YouTube, Duration: 11:49 mins, URL: https://youtu.be/aXm8y90pQ8Q
Context/Background
In November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln was invited to deliver remarks at the Dedication of the National Cemetery, Gettysburg, on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg, which had raged in the Pennsylvania countryside for three days during the previous July.
Lincoln used the opportunity to write a brief yet thoughtful speech. With the Civil War in its third year the nation was enduring a staggering cost in human life, and Lincoln felt compelled to offer a moral justification for the war. He deftly connected the founding of the nation with the war to keep it united, called for a "new birth of freedom," and ended by expressing his ideal vision for the American government.
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| Lesson: Lincoln's Address | A | Close Reading: Address |