The Gettysburg Address
Published on Nov 25, 2015
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THE GETTYSBURG
ADDRESS
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.
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In November 18 1863, Abraham Lincoln was invited to give a speech on the Battle of Gettysburg. He gave a 273 word speech that later became a official dedication to this battle, which became a famous speech.
SOME PICTURES FROM THE CEREMONY.
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Abraham Lincoln wanted to make sure Americans made the right decision, And they did. The effect was that the south joined the states again. That helped to end the war and slavery.
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