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Discover cool facts about the Lincoln Memorial, including its different parts.
Abraham Lincoln helped move the country toward the end of slavery through the Emancipation Proclamation. He made the announcement on January 1, 1863, during the Civil War. The Southern states were fighting to be their own nation. The Northern states fought to keep the country together. The Emancipation Proclamation said enslaved people in the Southern states were now free. As the Northern states won the war, they set these enslaved people free.
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Making Connections
Text-to-Self
Have you been to Washington D.C.? If so, did you see the Lincoln Memorial? What other things did you see there?
Text-to-Text
Have you read any other books about Abraham Lincoln? If so, what did you learn from them?
Text-to-World
Abraham Lincoln is an important person in US history. Can you think of some other people who played important roles in America?