The Civil War has raised racial tensions to new heights in the South and in some areas of the North. The number of openly racist Northerners is such that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is not assured of re-election in the coming 1864 election. Hoping to tip the presidential election away from Lincoln and force the…
Today the Central Baptist Association of Georgia (Southern Baptist) meets at the First Baptist Church of Christ in Macon. The church is pastored by Ebenezer W. Warren, who preached a fiery pro-slavery sermon on the eve of the war and remains an ardent advocate of African slavery. Warren also holds the position of Chairman of…
Today, Sunday, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln visits the studio of photographer Alexander Gardner and poses for a new portrait. The president sits for a number of portraits, and later selects as his favorite a picture of him sitting next to a small table with his head leaning upon his left hand (pictured). According to eyewitnesses,…