Photo by Lewis Emory Walker, 1865
Celebrate Lincoln's Birthday with WFMT on Tuesday 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM.
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When Abraham Lincoln breathed his last, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton uttered the prescient phrase, “And now he belongs to the ages.” Around Chicago there are so many places called “Lincoln,” we readily speak his name without a thought to the man or his accomplishments. Tuesday morning between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM, take an hour to celebrate the legacy of Abraham Lincoln with Carl Grapentine and WFMT. Selections include Civil War era works, plus music from Ken Burns’ landmark Civil War series and Steven Spielberg’s feature film “Lincoln.”
Looking back
In April 2011, WFMT launched a 13-part series on Lincoln’s legacy: Lincoln Reconsidered. The programs are hosted by Andrew Patner and produced by Matt DeStefano. Here’s an excerpt from a conversation with renowned Lincoln scholar George Anastaplo: On Lincoln’s Political Sense
