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Lincoln Exhibit Extended Through December 15, 2007

Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War

Extended through December 15, 2007

When America was tearing itself apart, one man held it together. As storm clouds gathered in the winter of 1860-61, and the nation plunged toward civil war, all eyes focused on a relatively unknown and untested politician from Illinois - Abraham Lincoln.

Lincoln's struggle to preserve the nation and the Constitution come alive in this exhibition, on loan from the National Consititution Center in Philadelphia, through an engaging blend of imagery, text, multimedia presentations, interactives and actual artifacts, including Lincoln's signature stovepipe hat and rare signed copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery.

This is the first time this exhibit has been displayed outside a Lincoln institution.

For additional information on Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War, visit the National Constitution Center web site.

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