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Abraham Lincoln, before delivering Cooper Union Address, 1860 . Library of Congress. Lincoln Takes his Turn at the Lecturn. Abraham Lincoln knew why he had been invited to New York City to give a speech before the Young Men's Central Republican Union of New York. He was being "trotted out" as an alternative to Blair, Clay, and most importantly ...
Feb 4, 2019 · After he arrived in New York Lincoln learned the venue of his speech had changed, from Beecher’s church in Brooklyn to the Cooper Union (then called Cooper Institute), in Manhattan. On the day of the speech, February 27, 1860, Lincoln took a stroll on Broadway with some men from the Republican group hosting his speech.
Feb 20, 2024 · On February 20, 2024. On February 27, 1860, Abraham Lincoln gave one of the most important and effective speeches of his political career. His speech at Cooper Union was a rhetorical masterpiece and helped make him the Republican candidate for president. Lincoln’s debates with Stephen A. Douglas in 1858 allowed him to reach a national audience.
Cooper Union Speech. In February 1860, Abraham Lincoln delivered the most important speech to that point in his career. Lincoln’s powerful remarks at the Cooper Institute in New York City paved the way toward his receiving the Republican Party’s nomination for the presidency. Abraham Lincoln earned national acclaim for his debates with ...
Summary. Arguably the most important speech in American political and constitutional history, Abraham Lincoln delivered this address on February 27, 1860, at the Cooper Institute in New York City. Lincoln’s speech, with its criticism of the Supreme Court’s proslavery decision in Dred Scott, reinvigorated Lincoln’s political prospects and ...
May 5, 2004 · The speech is the subject of a new book by Harold Holzer, [Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President], published by Simon and Schuster. Prior to Waterston's speech ...
Explore LearningMedia Resources by Subject. Learn how Abraham Lincoln's Cooper Union speech in New York makes a huge impact, bringing the backwoods attorney further into the national spotlight. This resource is part of the KET Lincoln: "I, Too, Am a Kentuckian." collection.
