"You May Forgive Us, But We Won't Be Forgiven": After 150 Years, Dixie Still A Place Apart « mykeystrokes.com
On the day after the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, Abraham Lincoln appeared at a second-floor window of the White House. He was acceding to the wishes of citizens who had gathered to serenade their president in this moment of victory. They called for a speech but Lincoln demurred. Instead he asked the band to play…
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