Speaker or author: Day, William Howard, d. 1900
Newspaper or publication: New York Public Library -- Schomburg Collection
Overview of a speech given at the unveiling of monument to Abraham Lincoln who had died in April of that year. The speaker emphasized Lincoln's great achievements but tempered this with a reminder of the legacy the system of slavery had left. He urged continued efforts for social improvements and civil rights as the country recovered from the Civil War.
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Speaker or author: Catto, William T.
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Speech given during the dedication of a monument to the life of John T. Cook erected at Harmony Cemetery in Washington, DC. The speaker compared the monument to those of ancient Rome, Egypt, and Greece. He compares the barbarism of ancient civilizations with that of modern times.
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