Abraham Lincoln s father, Thomas Lincoln, was an ensign in the Kentucky state militia.
According to Abraham Lincoln s public accounts, his father, Thomas Lincoln, came off as a shiftless, jobless wanderer who could barely scratch out his name, said Springfield historian and author Wayne C. Temple.
Like a lot of politicians, Temple said, Lincoln wanted to show how he had risen above childhood disadvantages to the highest office in the land, but he did so at the expense of his father.
Thomas Lincoln s reputation only disintegrated, Temple said, because of Lincoln biographies like the one written by his former law partner, William Herndon.
The latest exhibits from the Bloomington-Normal area
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Panelists add depth to discussion on Edwards statue
Topics include racism and history of slavery
Scott Marion, smarion@edwpub.net
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EDWARDSVILLE The primary goal of the “Beyond the Bronze: The Ninian Edwards Statue in Context” virtual event was to encourage discussion about what should be done with the statue, but the educational forum went well beyond the monument dedicated to the city’s namesake.
The event, hosted via Zoom by SIUE’s Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Center, was attended virtually by more than 100 people on Dec. 2 and featured a group of panelists with a wide range of expertise.